VIP abuse ring accusation 'turned life into nightmare', former MP tells court

Harvey Proctor said Carl 'Nick' Beech's false allegation trapped him in 'Kafka-esque situation'

The former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor broke down in tears as he described how his life became a "horrendous, irrational nightmare" when he was accused of child murder and rape by a man on trial for inventing a Westminster paedophile ring.

Giving evidence in the trial of Carl Beech, previously known as "Nick", Proctor said he was trapped in a "Kafka-esque situation" when he was accused publicly of allegations that were "wrong, malicious, false, horrendous".