Tory peer defends lack of action on historic child abuse
A senior Tory has defended the party’s failure to more fully investigate past rumours of child sex abuse by politicians, insisting it was “not the Stasi”. Lord Dobbs, who held
Read MoreA senior Tory has defended the party’s failure to more fully investigate past rumours of child sex abuse by politicians, insisting it was “not the Stasi”. Lord Dobbs, who held
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