inquiry, was jailed for 18 years in July after being found guilty of making up that he was a victim of a murderous abuse ring.

The unredacted report also sheds light on the extent of the role of Labour’s deputy leader, Tom Watson, who Henriques said pressured officers investigating the allegations. In response, Watson claimed the report contains “multiple inaccuracies” about his role.

Quick Guide What was Operation Midland and how did it go wrong? Show What was Operation Midland? Operation Midland was set up by the Metropolitan police in November 2014 to examine allegations of child sexual abuse and homicide. It was based on false claims by Carl Beech, known as "Nick", that he was abused by public figures of authority from 1975 to 1984, and witnessed the abuseof others. He made widely reported false allegations about being taken to parties at exclusive private members’ clubs, in Dolphin Square in London and other locations – including swimming pools – attended by among others the former prime minister Sir Edward Heath, the former home secretary Leon Brittan, the then chief of defence staff Lord Bramall, the ex-MI5 chief Sir Michael Hanley, as well as the former Tory MP Harvey Proctor. Operation MIdland was closed in March 2016 with no charges brought. Beech was jailed for 18 years in July 2019 for making the claims. He is appealing against the conviction and the sentence.

A 2016 report into the investigation said it was ‘riddled with errors’, identifying 43 individual errors made by officers, that the team misled a judge