Sunday, May 18, 2014

Tom Watson blasts police failure and demands urgent inquiry into Tory cabinet minister accused of rape




‘Campaigning Labour MP Tom Watson has called for Jane’s case to be urgently investigated in a letter to Director of Public ­Prosecutons Alison Saunders.

Mr Watson told the Sunday People police failed to ­follow proper procedures by not putting rape claims to the ­alleged attacker.

He also questions whether police are seriously pursuing the ex-minister, who has been under investigation for well over a year.

And he describes the ­decision not to proceed with the inquiry into Jane’s ­allegations as “highly irregular”.’

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Tory cabinet minister accused of rape 'protected from arrest in a murky establishment cover-up'



‘The woman who accuses a ­budding Tory star of raping her ­believes he is being protected from arrest in a murky establishment cover-up.

She became so concerned about the failure of police to act on information she gave them that she angrily confronted a senior detective involved, reports the Sunday People

Her experiences left her convinced that ­officers looked for excuses to shelve their investigation and shield the man – who had gone on to become an MP and Cabinet Minister.’

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