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Lord Hanningfield: Former Tory peer wins £3,500 damages Lord Hanningfield: Former Tory peer wins £3,500 damages
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Disgraced Tory peer Lord Hanningfield, who sued Essex Police for unlawful arrest, has won £3,500 damages at the High Court in London.Disgraced Tory peer Lord Hanningfield, who sued Essex Police for unlawful arrest, has won £3,500 damages at the High Court in London.
The former leader of Essex County Council said he had been unlawfully arrested and detained in 2011.The former leader of Essex County Council said he had been unlawfully arrested and detained in 2011.
He was arrested for alleged fraudulent use of a corporate credit card. That case was eventually dropped.He was arrested for alleged fraudulent use of a corporate credit card. That case was eventually dropped.
More follows. "I'm very pleased of course, my action was justified. Everything was very heavy handed," the peer said.
"I would always have co-operated with the police. If they asked to talk to me about these so-called county council expenses I would have agreed."