Home Secretary Theresa May was seared by Labour criticism yesterday for serving up a “review of a review” of how her department handled allegations about paedophiles lurking in Britain’s Establishment.

Child abuse charity NSPCC head Mark Wanless has been picked to look over a confidential dossier filed last year on Tory former home secretary Leon (now Lord) Brittan’s handling of child sexual abuse claims.

Mr Wanless will be “assisted” by an as yet unidentified senior legal figure.