内容摘要：Could Musk's high-profile falling out with Trump help rehabilitate him in the eyes of people who turned against him because of his previous closeness to the president?

Could Musk's high-profile falling out with Trump help rehabilitate him in the eyes of people who turned against him because of his previous closeness to the president?

The police watchdog added that there had also been "appropriate considerations, including a desire not to discourage victims of historic sex offences coming forward".Mr Proctor said he was the complainant in the scrapped gross misconduct proceedings against Mr Rodhouse.

He labelled the IOPC's decision not to proceed as "disgraceful" and said it was an "insult to victims of false allegations and a betrayal of the public's trust".He added: "For Mr Rodhouse to claim he acted with 'honesty, integrity and care' in Operation Midland is as grotesque as it is offensive."Speaking about the operation, the former MP said that "innocent men, including myself, had our reputations shredded, homes raided, and lives wrecked based on obvious falsehoods".

"I will never get over what was done to me," he said. "Operation Midland is not history to me - it lives with me every hour of every day."Mr Rodhouse, who is now a director at the National Crime Agency, said he was "pleased" the IOPC had "recognised that I acted with honesty, integrity and care throughout a difficult investigation".

He said police officers "must have confidence that any complaints about their conduct will be competently investigated in a balanced and timely fashion", adding "I now look forward to resuming my career investigating and prosecuting serious criminals."

IOPC Director Amanda Rowe said its decision on Thursday "does not change our finding that by failing to follow Sir Richard's recommendation in his review to investigate the witnesses, the Met's service was unacceptable".Reform are still a relatively unknown quantity in Scotland, and their swift rise to prominence is a factor that could make that election fairly unpredictable.

But what about the performance of the Conservatives?Back in 2021, they took third in this seat with around 18% of the vote.

Last night they narrowly held onto their deposit with 6%.It's likely that the introduction of Reform – another party of the right – is eating into their vote. That could prove disastrous for them come the 2026 Holyrood election.