Thorpe affair
The Thorpe affair of the 1970s was a British political and sex scandal that ended the career of Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal Party and Member of Parliament (MP) for North Devon. The scandal arose from allegations by Norman Josiffe (otherwise known as Norman Scott), that he and Thorpe had shared a homosexual relationship in the early 1960s, when such relationships were illegal in the United Kingdom.
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Thorpe affair
The Thorpe affair of the 1970s was a British political and sex scandal that ended the career of Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal Party and Member of Parliament (MP) for North Devon. The scandal arose from allegations by Norman Josiffe (otherwise known as Norman Scott), that he and Thorpe had shared a homosexual relationship in the early 1960s, when such relationships were illegal in the United Kingdom.
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The Thorpe affair of the 1970s ...... e under investigation in 2015.
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"Since my letters normally go ...... can go to France. I miss you"
All three [principal prosecuti ...... onged the trial unnecessarily.
Auberon Waugh on Thorpe's election victory, February 1974
The "Bunnies" letter, February 1962
The most disappointing result ...... my file on this revolting man.
Thorpe on the trial
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Extracts from a letter from Thorpe to Josiffe, February 1962.
Jeremy Thorpe, In My Own Time
Private Eye, March 1974.
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The Thorpe affair of the 1970s ...... illegal in the United Kingdom.
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Affaire Thorpe
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Thorpe affair
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