'Hamiltons accuser' pleads not guilty

Nadine Milroy-Sloan, the woman who made sex assault allegations against former Tory MP Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine, today pleaded not guilty to perverting justice.

The 28-year-old trainee college lecturer from Peterhouse Road, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, was remanded at the Old Bailey on conditional bail to stand trial on March 24.

Milroy-Sloan, wearing a purple shirt and black trouser suit, spoke only to confirm her name and to deny the charge during the brief hearing.

The charge alleges that she knowingly made false allegations to police that others had committed criminal offences between May last year and January this year.

The trial is expected to last a month and more than 40 witnesses are due to be called.

The Hamiltons and Brian Lehaney, 61, from east London, were arrested following complaints to police by Milroy-Sloan but were later cleared of any wrongdoing.