Police and politicians 'turned blind eye' to Westminster child abuse claims

Inquiry into child sexual abuse also criticises CPS but rejects claims of ‘organised paedophile network’

Political parties, police and prosecutors “turned a blind eye” to allegations of child sexual abuse connected to Westminster, ignored victims and showed excessive “deference” to MPs and ministers fighting to clear their reputations, an investigation has found.

The long-awaited report by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse into the most politically sensitive section of its work, however, dismisses claims of any conspiracy involving an “organised Westminster paedophile network”.

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