They show that the desperate mum left messages asking PM Gordon Brown to

“increase political pressure” to aid the search.

After he phoned 40-year-old Kate and husband Gerry, she noted that Mr Brown was “nice and supportive” — but that she “felt a bit emotional after”.

The pages were obtained from police files by a Portuguese paper.

Maddie, now five, went missing in the Algarve in May 2007.

Disgraced police chief Goncalo Amaral, 48, has made fanciful claims in his new book that it was impossible to conduct the inquiry due to political pressure brought by the McCanns.

Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said last night the claims were “distorted and ridiculous”.

Meanwhile, shameless Amaral said yesterday he may write another book about the case.