You really are stuck in the mud, aren't you.
What do you find unclear about the following................
'However, no trace of Madeleine has been found and police have no idea what happened to her.'
You can prevaricate 'til the end of time, and blame the PJ for not 'cooperating'.
Nothing has been found.
The questioning of the 'persons of interest' went nowhere.
Nothing was found on the 'chosen' dig sites.
What next I wonder ?
Are you under the impression that Hogan-Howe spoke those words Stephen? If you read the actual article you will see that Hogan-Howe's comments are in 'speech marks'. The sentence above in bold is a comment by the reporter who wrote the article.
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Yesterday, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: “The investigation is still ongoing and we will not be reducing the team.”
He praised Portuguese authorities for allowing Yard detectives to take part in the summer search.
“A reasonable amount of progress has been made,” he added.
However, no trace of Madeleine has been found and police have no idea what happened to her.
End quote.