Officer 'taken off child abuse case' after MP list revelation

Former Met detective believes his 1998 inquiry into abuse was 'all too uncomfortable to a lot of people'

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A former Metropolitan Police officer has said he was taken off an investigation into child abuse claims after revealing that he planned to investigate senior politicians.

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