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Kate and Gerry McCann to meet Home Secretary Theresa May in a bid to reopen Maddie case

Last updated at 2:45 PM on 4th July 2010

Kate and Gerry McCann will meet with Home Secretary Theresa May amid speculation a new investigation could be opened into the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine.
The Home Office confirmed Mrs May will meet with the couple to discuss how the search for their daughter, who has been missing for more than three years, is progressing.
The couple requested to meet with the new Home Secretary as part of their push for a review of all the information in the hands of the British and Portugese authorities.


The search continues: Kate and Gerry McCann are calling for a fresh probe into the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine

Former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson last year ordered an internal review of evidence and an outline of how a new investigation into Madeleine's disappearance might work.
It is understood the report is almost complete, and could pave the way for a fresh probe into the case.


Meeting: Theresa May has taken a close interest in Maddie's case since becoming Home Secretary

But the Metropolitan Police said it had no plans to reopen the investigation.

Madeleine was nearly four when she went missing from her family's holiday flat in Praia da Luz in the Algarve, Portugal, on the night of May 3 2007 as her parents dined with friends nearby.

Despite a massive police investigation and huge publicity worldwide, the little girl has still not been found.

The McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, believe she was abducted from their rented holiday apartment while they ate dinner with friends at a nearby restaurant.
They travelled back to Portugal ahead of the third anniversary of her disappearance to ask police to reopen their investigation, which was shelved in July 2008 when the couple were formally cleared as suspects.
The couple have spearheaded a high-profile search to find their daughter, but have told of their frustration that no police force is actively looking for Madeleine.
In a poignant message to her daughter on the May 3 anniversary, Mrs McCann said: 'We love you very much, Madeleine, and we're not going to stop what we're doing.'

Feel so sorry for the McCanns - and Kate looks so aged - I hadn't realized how much this had aged her and Gerry looks older, more tired - it is definitely taken a toll on them.

Yes, Calcite. It is always stunning to compare what they look like now to what Kate especially looking like the day after the abduction. She was certainly upset and distraught, but she still had a healthy, pretty, happy glow... the lines in her face and the sad eyes weren't established yet.

They suffer and no one can know how that feels, and no one can alleviate it.