Leon Brittan rape investigation 'fully justified', say police

Inquiry decides Met was right to examine ‘far from fanciful’ allegations against late peer, but admits mistakes were made The police investigation into an allegation of rape against the late former Conservative home secretary Leon Brittan was “fully justified”, a review has concluded.Scotland Yard was widely criticised for its handling of an allegation that Lord Brittan, who served in Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet, raped a 19-year-old female student in his central Lon