FORMER Labour peer Lord Greville Janner finally appeared in court yesterday afternoon to face child abuse charges after judges warned he could face arrest if he didn’t attend.

His lawyer Paul Ozin had argued that he should be allowed to appear via video link at Westminster magistrates’ court.

But District Judge Emma Arbuthnot expressed impatience with the lengthy legal wrangling over the issue. She said: “Even if I have to have him arrested I am going to resolve this matter today.