Jeremy Thorpe
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Jeremy Thorpe
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John Jeremy Thorpe was a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for North Devon from 1959 to 1979, and as leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976. In May 1979 he was tried at the Old Bailey on charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder his ex-boyfriend Norman Scott, a former model. Thorpe was acquitted on all charges, but the case, and the furore surrounding it, ended his political career. Thorpe was the son and grandson of Conservative MPs, but decided to align with
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British politician (1929–2014)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Thorpe
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2003-05-17T16:15:18Z
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2024-09-13T11:57:57Z
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