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The police review into the Crewe murders has come under question before its release after a strong show of police support at the funeral for one of those under inquiry.

A terminally ill former detective avoided a corruption probe because police failed to launch a criminal investigation while he was still alive, the brother of Arthur Thomas has claimed.

"Stinkin' bastards," says Des Thomas, leafing through the police report into the murders that have consumed his family's life for 44 years.

A privileges complaint has been laid with the Speaker of Parliament over the behaviour of two veteran Labour MPs at last week's Law and Order Select Committee.

Labour MPs have different attitudes to their behaviour in a Parliamentary select committee. Phil Goff says he shouldn't have sworn, but Trevor Mallard is unapologetic for arguing and storming out.

The Labour Party has been accused of bullying after one of its MPs appeared to threaten a high-ranking police official's job.

The brother of Arthur Allan Thomas says new police commissioner should apologise to Mr Thomas directly for a recent eulogy and ensure resolving the Crewe murders has priority.

The country's second most highly ranked police officer is under pressure to retract a funeral eulogy said to attack the integrity of a former Cabinet minister.

The best whodunit Rodney Hide has ever read is Keith Hunter's The Case of the Missing Blood Stain.