Homes of Leon Brittan and Lord Bramall have been raided by the police. Raids conducted by officers from Scotland Yard’s Operation Midland. Operation was set up to investigate claims of a child sex abuse ring in 80s. Properties in London and Yorkshire belonging to Lord Brittan searched. Home owned by Lord Bramall in Surrey was also raided by officers. Lord Bramall is one of the country’s most decorated war veterans.
More than 1,000 people have been questioned by police investigating claims of historic sex abuse, it was revealed yesterday.
The huge number, including suspects, victims and witnesses, lays bare the scale of the task facing detectives.
Scotland Yard boss Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe admitted the wave of allegations is consuming a huge amount of resources.
But he pledged to get to the heart of the claims, no matter who was involved.
His comments came after it was revealed Met officers raided the homes of Tory grandee Leon Brittan and a former head of the Armed Forces last week.
In a series of low-key searches, plain-clothes detectives examined Lord Brittan’s home in Pimlico, central London, and his North Yorkshire country retreat.
The rural property, near the picturesque town of Leyburn, is in the Richmond constituency which he once represented as an MP.
The searches came just six weeks after the former home secretary died aged 75, triggering claims he attended VIP sex ring parties.
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