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The peer and the gangster, a very British cover up, Dan Smith ; narrated by Andrew Cullum

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The peer and the gangster, a very British cover up, Dan Smith ; narrated by Andrew Cullum

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eng

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Main title

The peer and the gangster

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1192532000

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Dan Smith ; narrated by Andrew Cullum

Sub title

a very British cover up

Summary

In July 1964, the Sunday Mirror ran a front-page story headlined: Peer and a Gangster - Yard Enquiry. While withholding the names of the principal subjects, the newspaper reported that the Metropolitan Police had ordered an investigation into an alleged homosexual relationship between 'a household name' from the House of Lords and a leading London underworld figure. Bob Boothby was the Conservative lord in question, and Ronnie Kray the gangster. So began one of the most extraordinary cover-ups in British history - a rapid rear-guard action involving eminent figures from the political firmament, the Security Service, the Metropolitan Police, the legal profession and the media. Within a couple of weeks the story had been killed off. Now, the full saga of the cover-up - and its far-reaching consequences - can be revealed

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