Scotland Yard has been called on to give Lord Bramall a “proper apology” for his treatment during a child abuse investigation.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the former D-Day veteran had been subject to “maximum pain” as a result of a Metropolitan Police probe into claims of historic abuse.
The 92-year-old had been interviewed under caution last April but the allegations were dropped due to a lack of evidence.
On Wednesday, Scotland Yard said it regrets the “distress” caused to Lord Bramall but stopped short of an apology.
Speaking to the Sunday Times, Mr Fallon said: “Somebody, somewhere owes Lord Bramall a proper apology for a case that clearly was badly handed. Clearly he was mistreated extremely badly.
"The case itself it seems to have been handled very clumsily to cause maximum pain to the field marshal, and somebody somewhere owes him an apology."
Scotland Yard launched Operation Midland, a probe into allegations of historic abuse by senior public figures, after hearing claims from a man known as "Nick" who has been granted anonymity.
However the collapse in the case against Lord Bramall has led to questions over the veracity of his claims.
