Sex & Scandal in UK Politics
With the UK election a mere few days away (at time of release), what better time to look back at some of the biggest scandals in our political history? In this episode, Kate's exploring the notorious Profumo affair of the early 1960s and the Thorpe Affair of the 1970s. They had it all: sex, espionage and corruption at…
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