Carl Beech’s malicious lies destroyed reputations, livelihoods & lives. Yet when he was released from prison, those he falsely accused & their families were not even informed. Why? Because we did not qualify for the Victim Contact Scheme. I commend @DavidLammy for acknowledging the profound harm caused & engaging constructively with our campaign for reform. But sympathy is no substitute for action. Lady Diana Brittan, Lord Bramall’s family, the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation & I have asked the @MoJGovUK one straightforward question: will those directly harmed by criminal perversions of justice - including by those falsely accused - be recognised & protected as victims? We sought urgent clarification from @AlexJJNorris following his appointment as Justice Secretary. Months later, we are still awaiting a substantive response. The Ministry of Justice now says it will keep the law under review. That is not enough. We need a clear commitment & a timetable. We must ensure that those deliberately & maliciously targeted by proven criminal falsehoods are not forgotten. If someone weaponises the justice system to destroy an innocent person’s life, & is convicted for doing so, how can the person whose life was destroyed not be recognised as a victim? Notification. Consultation. Recognition. Protection. That is all we ask, & we will not stop asking until the injustice is addressed. Thank you to @odlinggeorge of @thetimes for highlighting an extraordinary injustice at the heart of our criminal justice system. @FACTukorg thetimes.com/article/3aaaf97…

If the police can obtain unlawful search warrants against a former prince, what hope is there for the rest of us? Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s High Court victory against @ThamesVP should concern every citizen, regardless of their views about him. I know the devastating consequences of police failures. During Operation Midland, search warrants were obtained against me, former Home Secretary Lord Brittan & former head of the Armed Forces Lord Bramall. The judge was misled, and Sir Richard Henriques subsequently identified 43 police errors. Now, more than a decade later, another police force has obtained search warrants that the High Court has ruled were unlawfully issued. Have the police learned nothing? If this can happen to a former prince, a former Home Secretary & a former head of our Armed Forces, what hope is there for ordinary teachers, doctors, nurses & others without the money or influence to challenge the police? Andrew’s case is not Operation Midland. An unlawful warrant does not prove the allegations against him are false, nor that police deliberately misled the judge. But it raises profoundly troubling questions about police accountability. Thames Valley Police must explain what went wrong, why it happened and who is responsible. The police are not above the law & justice must not be a privilege reserved for those who can afford to fight for it. The most worrying question is how many ordinary people may have suffered similar injustices without ever having the means to challenge them. @FACTukorg telegraph.co.uk/royal-family…