I won't name child abuse MP: Fury as Mrs Thatcher's Cabinet chief defends failure to act over senior Tory

Lord Armstrong is at the centre of accusations
of a major Establishment cover-up

The most senior civil servant in the Thatcher government was accused of a ‘shocking’ and ‘cavalier’ attitude last night after he defended an apparent child abuse cover-up.

Former Cabinet Secretary Lord Armstrong was warned by the security services in 1986 that an MP had ‘a penchant for small boys’.

But no action was taken and yesterday Lord Armstrong, who refused to name the MP involved, insisted the allegations were just ‘shadows of a rumour’. He said he believed the decision not to investigate the paedophile claims was ‘correct at the time’.

It emerged this week that MI5 had known about the allegations but failed to investigate after the MP denied them. Sir Antony Duff, then MI5 director-general, wrote to Lord (then Sir Robert) Armstrong, saying the man ‘has a penchant for small boys’.

He added: ‘At the present stage… the risks of political embarrassment to the government is rather greater than the security danger.’  (more...)

I won't name child abuse MP: Fury as Mrs Thatcher's Cabinet chief defends failure to act over senior Tory

Tories aren't the only ones sweating:

Blair government was briefed about police paedophile probe involving Labour minister BEFORE it was halted

Plus, important insight into the insidious role of insurance companies in covering up institutional child sex abuse:

This is a link to a very important contribution on #csa http://t.co/x0eixG1LUr

— John Mann (@JohnMannMP) July 23, 2015

And an open letter to a political foe:

An open letter to Jeremy Corbyn on child abuse: http://t.co/qVH70HJ1lx

— John Mann (@JohnMannMP) July 23, 2015