Police arrest woman who accused Hamiltons

A woman who accused former British Conservative minister Mr Neil Hamilton and wife Christine of sexual assault has been arrested…

A woman who accused former British Conservative minister Mr Neil Hamilton and wife Christine of sexual assault has been arrested.

Ms Nadine Milroy-Sloan (28) has been detained on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

She is being held by police officers who visited her home in Grimsby in England this morning.

After the allegations last year, the Hamiltons were arrested and interviewed but were later cleared.

PA

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