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Sir Cyril Richard Smith MBE MStJ DL (28 June 1928 – 3 September 2010) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale from 1972 to 1992. Smith was first active in local politics as a Liberal in 1945 before switching to Labour in 1950; he served as a Labour councillor in Rochdale , Lancashire , from ...
Feb 25, 2020 · The Westminster establishment turned a ‘blind eye’ to child abuse allegations against former Rochdale MP Cyril Smith for decades, a long-awaited national inquiry has found.
Feb 18, 2020 · When Sir Cyril Smith died in 2010 at the age of 82, his obituaries were littered with affectionate tributes.
Nov 27, 2012 · Greater Manchester police have concluded that the former Liberal MP, Sir Cyril Smith, was guilty of physical and sexual abuse of young boys over a period of many years.
Nov 28, 2012 · A victim of sexual abuse has told Sky News that the former MP Sir Cyril Smith assaulted him on the premises of a council-run residential special school.
Apr 12, 2018 · There were "lost opportunities" to prosecute the late politician Sir Cyril Smith for child sexual abuse, a report has found.
Sep 12, 2013 · During his lifetime Cyril Smith was one of the UK's best-known politicians. But a new investigation shows that security services held on to a file with evidence of the Liberal MP's child...
