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Tory MP in drugs and sex scandal

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GillT57 Sat 02-Apr-22 19:00:08

Another fine, upstanding Tory. David Warburton has been suspended. Cocaine, sexual abuse. Russian money. Just out in The Times. Jo Maugham has the story on Twitter.

Iam64 Wed 06-Apr-22 09:02:21

DiamondLily

There were worries about Saville for a long time. Thatcher was warned, by her own advisers, not to give him an honour, because of what was known by them, but did anyway because he was a friend.

The royals would also have been warned, but chose to ignore it.

Which is how these "VIP" child sexual offenders get away with it.?

Exactly so. A local example is the head teacher of a primary school, accused by two 14 year olds of abusing them at his previous primary school. Police investigate, CPS won’t prosecute because it’s historical and one of the girls first made allegations to a psychologist at CAMHS
85% of parents are delighted as he’s a very good, well like headteacher. He is promoted to a bigger school. Three years later, 2 children from the school he was at during the first investigation make allegations. He isn’t prosecuted because the CPS generally only prosecute these cases where they believe there’s a 90% chance of a guilty verdict.
The education department persuade him to move into a senior administrative post. This at least keeps him away from children.

Lucca Wed 06-Apr-22 09:07:34

DiamondLily

As far as Saville goes, it was "people in high places", that protected him.

He was good friends with Thatcher, (PM during some of this time), to the point that he spent Xmas Day with her, and very good friends with Prince Charles.

These letters have come to light, from Charles to Saville:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10689515/Prince-Charles-heaped-praise-Jimmy-Savile-asked-help-fix-Royal-Familys-image.html

(In other media as well as the DM).

?

In the Times as well

Iam64 Wed 06-Apr-22 09:15:21

It’s in all the press. I think there’s a documentary on Saville due to start on tv.

varian Wed 06-Apr-22 19:58:39

Tory whips were warned about Warburton weeks ago

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/whips-were-warned-about-david-warburton-weeks-before-mp-s-drugs-and-sexual-harassment-scandal-900tshmkq