Operation Elveden: Sun's crime reporter arrested over alleged corrupt payments One of his first scoops was an undercover investigation which exposed serious security flaws at the Palace of Westminster. The day after hunt protestors stormed the House of Commons, Mr France revealed how he was able to smuggle a fake bomb into the building. Having landed a job as a waiter, using fake references, he was able to gain access to secure parts of Westminster bringing him into close contact with senior politicians including the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott. Just two weeks ago Mr France revealed how five Scotland Yard officers involved in the phone hacking and payments probe had been axed or forced to resign over alleged misconduct. One of the police officers arrested today was a 47-year-old man from the Metropolitan Police Specialist Operations command. He was detained in Surrey on suspicion of misconduct in public office and corruption. The other, a 30-year-old man, is from the Met's Specialist Crime and Operations command and was held in Surrey on suspicion of the same offences. Today's arrests bring the number of people detained as part of Operation Elveden, the investigation into alleged corrupt payments by journalists, to 56. News International's new chief executive Mike Darcey said it was "particularly disappointing" that another journalist from the company had been arrested. In an internal message to staff, Mr Darcey said: "It is particularly disappointing that these incidents, the first under my watch, and which have recently become less frequent, continue to take place. We will continue to seek further clarity on the state of the police investigations.