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John Jeremy Thorpe (29 April 1929 – 4 December 2014) 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.
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.
Apr 18, 2022 · It’s a far cry from Court No 1 at the Old Bailey where, in May 1979, he was a key prosecution witness in a case in which Jeremy Thorpe, former MP, privy counsellor and leader of the Liberal Party, was charged with conspiracy and incitement to murder – specifically, the murder of Scott, his one-time lover. The attempt on Scott’s life took ...
Jan 4, 2019 · Jeremy Thorpe was the first British MP to stand trial for murder—and a lightning rod for a England's changing views on sexuality.
Jun 27, 2018 · It was January 1976, and Jeremy Thorpe, British MP (Member of Parliament) and leader of the Liberal Party, had been charged with conspiracy and incitement to murder.
Dec 4, 2014 · LONDON (AP) — Jeremy Thorpe, an influential British politician who helped revive the Liberal Party before his career was cut short by scandal, died on Thursday. He was 85.
Dec 4, 2014 · Jeremy Thorpe, who has died aged 85 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease, led the Liberal Party with flair and flamboyance.
Jun 27, 2018 · Jeremy Thorpe arrives at the Old Bailey, where he was being tried on charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder, while gay rights supporters protest in the background.
Dec 5, 2014 · An obituary last Friday about the British politician Jeremy Thorpe misspelled the title of the former husband of his second wife, Marion. He was the Earl of Harewood, not Harwood.
May 18, 2018 · The trial, election defeat and the effects of Parkinson's disease condemned Jeremy Thorpe to exile from public life but not entirely from politics. Details of the plot that culminated in the ...
