Jeremy Thorpe and Norman Scott affair

Title

Jeremy Thorpe and Norman Scott affair

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:03:16

Description

Ed Boyle and Peter Murphy report on a news conference held by former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe following murder allegations by his former friend Norman Scott and accusations by Andrew Newton that he had been hired as a hitman by Thorpe. On questions put by press and personal impact of the allegations.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Ed Boyle

Keywords

Liberal Party; Jeremy Thorpe; Homicide; Homosexuality; Andrew Newton; Norman Scott; Political scandals

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.