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Howard Riddle said he had Found "full confidence" in a review, he was "deceived" by The Police

A judge who has accepted the warrants granted in the Met's discredited VIP paedophile inquiry, a Report that concluded that he was "deceived" by The Police .

Six warrants were granted, by Howard Riddle, in the year 2015 for the operation of Midland following false claims by Carl Beech .

Mr Riddle said he agreed with a review Found that he gave would never, ensuring, if he had been given all The Information available.

A police Watchdog is already the officers of the disabled involved.

The Metropolitan Police Service Spent £2. 5m investigating claims of Beech - After publicly saying they were "credible and true".

In his review of the inquiry, retired High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques said the searches in the homes of three public figures "should not have taken place".

Sir Richard 's Report , released in largely unredacted form on Friday - Found detectives had a "get fooled" Mr. Riddle, and The Search is guaranteed to be "unlawful".

Responding to The Report , Mr Riddle said Sir Richard had not identified A Number of factors, which issued to undermine the case for warrants, "which were drawn To My attention, but".

He added: "you Would have it, The Report States:" it is inconceivable that any request would have been granted for a warrant'.

"The conclusion is that The Search warrant be obtained commands are illegal.

"I have full confidence in his Report and his conclusions. "

The Met decided not to answer, Mr. Riddle, the the statement, but Commissioner Cressida Dick spoke about the issues in the original Report .

Carl Beech was jailed for 18 years After being Found guilty of perverting the course of justice, fraud and sexual offences

Operation Midland began as a Beech , 51, Made false accusations of sexual abuse and murder of a group of members of Parliament, generals and high-ranking figures in The Intelligence services during the 1970s and 1980s.

The Investigation concluded with no arrests Made , and Beech , which was known as "Nick" for the duration of The Police probe, was imprisoned in consequence of the for 18 years for his lies.

A Report from The Police Separate Sir Richard Watchdog - so far investigated The Role of three detectives in obtaining a search warrant, but did not see in operation Midland as a whole.

In July , The Independent office of police behavior (IOPC) announced that it had explained to the officials, prompting criticism from Sir Richard , said, a criminal investigation should take place.

Ex-MP Harvey Proctor - One of those who was wrongly accused, said the Watchdog , The Police Report was not excuse a "whitewash" and "a pathetic attempt" to errors by The Police .

Home Secretary Priti Patel has ordered an investigation into how the Met responded to the recommendations of Sir Richard and the IOPC.

last week, Ms Patel wrote to the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Tom Winsor , asking him to check, The Police are investigating.

In her letter She Said : "It is imperative that The Public get the assurance that the MPS has learned from the mistakes in Sir Richard 's review and have Made - and continue the necessary improvements. "

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Source of news: bbc.com