Met handling of Operation Midland sparks 'concern' in government

Confidence in force's leaders said to be shaken at senior levels after abuse claims furore

There is "concern and dissatisfaction" at senior levels of the government about the Metropolitan police leadership's handling of the disastrous investigation into an alleged VIP paedophile ring, according to sources.

The furore forced the Met commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick, to make her first remarks on the fallout from Operation Midland, and the police watchdog attracted intense criticism for a report clearing officers of deliberately misleading a judge to get search warrants and saying none deserved to face disciplinary action.