TV presenter Dan Wootton has said in a statement that police will be taking no further action against him following an investigation into alleged criminal behaviour.

Last year, the broadcaster admitted making “errors of judgement in the past” amid reports he offered media colleagues thousands of pounds for explicit material of themselves.

Speaking on his GB News show, Wootton said he was the victim of a “witch hunt” by “nefarious players”.

In a lengthy statement Wootton has now said the allegations made against him were "completely spurious" and were designed to "destroy" his career, before going on to say he had been "completely cleared" following investigations by Metropolitan Police and Police Scotland.

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He said: "I was brought up to trust in the English legal system; to believe in freedom, due process, natural justice and the rule of law – the right of every man or woman to a fair trial, and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law.

"But since July 2023, I was the victim of a politically-motivated witch hunt through the left-wing and social media led by a hard left activist, a convicted phone hacker, a convicted extortionist, and a deranged an abusive ex who had threatened on the record to slit my throat and previously admitted to being a psychopath with dark urges.

"The accusations made against me were completely spurious – lies designed to destroy my career where complainants were actuated by malice.

"Well six months on, I have now been completely cleared in two investigations by the Metropolitan and Scottish Police, who have confirmed they will be taking no further action.

"While I knew this would always be the outcome, the process is now the punishment, with social media acting as the executioner."