Cliff Richard calls for new rights for victims of false allegations | The UK Tonight

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Sir Cliff Richard has joined calls for people affected by malicious and false allegations to be legally recognised as victims. The singer's home was raided live on TV in 2014, over allegations which never led to an arrest. That was one of two catastrophic policing failures around that period - both related to false claims of sexual assault, and both sparking investigations which were devastating for those involved. One of those people was former Home Secretary Lord Brittan. Sky's Sarah-Jane Mee speaks to his widow Dame Diana Brittan, who is also calling on the justice secretary to ensure no…

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