Jeremy Thorpe hearing - Jack Hayward’s evidence
- Title
- Jeremy Thorpe hearing - Jack Hayward’s evidence
- Genre
- News report
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1978
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- Duration
- 00:02:20
- Description
- Report on the evidence of businessman and Liberal Party benefactor Jack Hayward and letters sent to him by Jeremy Thorpe, at the hearing at Minehead Magistrates’ Court in Somerset over allegations former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe had conspired to hire an assassin to murder former male model, Norman Scott, whose allegations of a homosexual relationship threatened his political career. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- None Identified
- Keywords
- Liberal Party; Somerset; Jeremy Thorpe; Homicide; Finance; Trials; Politicians; Peter Bessell; Norman Scott; Political leaders; Allegations; Business people; Minehead; Gays; Political scandals; Donations; Magistrates courts; Jack Hayward; Letters
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