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Daily Mirror
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Phil Cardy

Dad of girl, 2, who vanished 40 years ago accuses Boris Johnson of using him as 'pawn'

A dad who battled 40 years to meet successive Prime Ministers over the case of his missing daughter has accused the Tory Party of using the family tragedy as “a political pawn”.

Richard Lee was delighted when Boris Johnson agreed last November to a “father to father” talk about the disappearance of Katrice, two, while shopping with her mum near an army base in 1981.

The ex-soldier hoped for a Downing Street meeting to boost his campaign for a probe into Royal Military Police handling of an investigation into what he believes was a kidnapping.

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