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A very British witch-hunt - Part 3
Manage episode 284728322 series 2815135
Just days after Lord Brittan succumbed to terminal cancer, Tom Watson wrote a column repeating the vile lies of paedophile Carl Beech in a Sunday newspaper, claiming that Lord Brittan was part of a ring of VIP child abusers. It was, says his widow Lady Brittan, a ‘despicable act of cowardice’, published days after his death to avoid the threat of being sued. In conversation with award-winning crime writer Stephen Wright, Lady Brittan reveals how the false allegations turned into a terrifying ‘witch hunt’ where police arrived at her door with a search warrant.
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53 episodes
Manage episode 284728322 series 2815135
Just days after Lord Brittan succumbed to terminal cancer, Tom Watson wrote a column repeating the vile lies of paedophile Carl Beech in a Sunday newspaper, claiming that Lord Brittan was part of a ring of VIP child abusers. It was, says his widow Lady Brittan, a ‘despicable act of cowardice’, published days after his death to avoid the threat of being sued. In conversation with award-winning crime writer Stephen Wright, Lady Brittan reveals how the false allegations turned into a terrifying ‘witch hunt’ where police arrived at her door with a search warrant.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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