Cabinet office in child abuse cover-up: Mail on Sunday beats attempt by No10 to gag VIP file that shows Thatcher knew about paedophile MP Cyril Smith

‘Downing Street cynically tried to prevent the release of damaging files exposing the scale of the cover-up over paedophile MP Cyril Smith.

The Cabinet Office repeatedly blocked The Mail on Sunday’s attempts to see the bombshell documents – and caved in only after being threatened with High Court action.

After the shocking year-long fight, we can reveal the content of the papers, which expose just how much the Establishment knew about the late politician’s sexual and physical abuse of young boys.’

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