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Let’s not forget paedophile Savile was a Tory
It's not Labour who should face opprobrium — the sick celebrity's reign of terror was enabled by top Tories who saw him as a political ally and gave him access to hospitals and prisons where he would abuse his victims, writes PETER FROST
Rapist Jimmy Savile poses with Thatcher as he hands her two cheques during a characteristic publicity stunt for ‘charitable causes,’ London, 1988
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IN ALL the Boris Johnson-inspired nonsense about Keir Starmer not prosecuting Jimmy Savile, one important fact seems to have been missed in what have otherwise been excellent Morning Star articles.
Ws should never forget that paedophile Savile was an enthusiastic Tory and a close friend of some very top Tory ministers. He enjoyed a particularly warm and close friendship with prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
Like Johnson, Thatcher loved her parties although she never asked guests to bring their own booze. Savile was an honoured guest at no less than 11 of her new year parties at Chequers as well as many other celebrations where he mixed with the high and mighty of the Tory government.
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