in the 1960s, they called him mr rochdale. good to see you.ayor the town for labour, but defected to the liberals. do you want a man to represent you or do you want a party robot? in the 60s, it was never revealed that he had been accused of sexually abusing deprived boys. now this public inquiry intends, finally, to get the bottom of it. the decision to embark upon this investigation was, in part, in response to the public concern that some politicians, including cyril smith, were involved in child sexual abuse and able to abuse with impunity because they were protected by the establishment. it is claimed that cyril smith abused boys at a hostel, cambridge house, which closed in the mid—60s. it is now a private home. when police began an investigation in 1970, smith asked for a meeting. a transcript records a police officer saying... you want to see what we know. and then smith started laughing at that. well, yes, fishing. i think that's fair comment. fishing because cyril smith was hoping to move from local politics to national. he told the

in the 1960s, they called him mr rochdale. but defected to the liberals. do you want a man to represent you or a party robot? in the ‘60s, it was never revealed he had been accused of sexually abusing deprived boys. he wasn't charged. but years later, the press got wind, started asking questions. the decision to embark upon this investigation was in part in response to the public concern that some politicians, including cyril smith, were involved in child sexual abuse, and able to abuse with impunity because they were protected by the establishment. this inquiry is attempting to learn the lessons of the past so children can be better protected in the future. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is a senior republican senator has said donald trump has put the us on the path to world war three. there was never any chance of the president allowing this to pass. he's said his refusal to back bob corker led to him deciding to not seek re—election. the international red cross is going to drastically redu

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in the 1960s, they called him mr rochdale.e town for labour but defected to the liberals, the forerunners of today's liberals, the forerunners of today's liberal democrats. do you want a man to represent you? but in the 60s it was never revealed he had been accused of sexually abusing deprived boys. after nearly six decades, what started as rumour has led to this — three weeks of public hearings at the child abuse inquiry to finally get to the bottom of it. the decision to embark upon this investigation was in part in response to the public concern that some politicians, including cyril smith, were involved in child sexual abuse and able to abuse with impunity because they were protected by the establishment. it is claimed cyril smith later abused boys at this school for troubled children but in 1970 police were investigating allegations about him ata investigating allegations about him at a hostel for young men, cambridge house, when he came to see them. a transcript of the meeting records a police officer saying... you want

in the 1960s, they called him mr rochdale. good to see you.or the town for labour, but defected to the liberals. do you want a man to represent you or do you want a party robot? in the 60s, it was never revealed that he had been accused of sexually abusing deprived boys. now this public inquiry intends, finally, to get the bottom of it. the decision to embark upon this investigation was, in part, in response to the public concern that some politicians, including cyril smith, were involved in child sexual abuse and able to abuse with impunity because they were protected by the establishment. it is claimed that cyril smith abused boys at a hostel, cambridge house, which closed in the mid—60s. it is now a private home. when police began an investigation in 1970, smith asked for a meeting. a transcript records a police officer saying... you want to see what we know. and then smith started laughing at that. well, yes, fishing. i think that's fair comment. fishing because cyril smith was hoping to move from local politics to national. he told the po

in the 1960s, they called him mr rochdale.ay's liberal democrats. do you want a man to represent you? or do you want a party robot? but in the ‘60s it was never revealed he had been accused of sexually abusing deprived boys. after nearly six decades, what started as rumour has led to this — three weeks of public hearings at the child abuse inquiry to finally get to the bottom of it. the decision to embark upon this investigation was in part in response to the public concern that some politicians, including cyril smith, were involved in child sexual abuse and able to abuse with impunity because they were protected by the establishment. it is claimed cyril smith later abused boys at this school for troubled children but in 1970 police were investigating allegations about him at a hostel for young men, cambridge house, when he came to see them. a transcript of the meeting records a police officer saying... you want to see what we know. smith started laughing at that. well, yes, fishing, i think that's fair comment. fishing becaus

in the 1960s, they called him mr rochdale.ou want a man to represent you? but in the ‘60s it was never revealed he had been accused of sexually abusing deprived boys. after nearly six decades, what started as rumour has led to this — three weeks of public hearings at the child abuse inquiry to finally get to the bottom of it. the decision to embark upon this investigation was in part in response to the public concern that some politicians, including cyril smith, were involved in child sexual abuse and able to abuse with impunity because they were protected by the establishment. it is claimed cyril smith later abused boys at this school for troubled children but in 1970 police were investigating allegations about him at a hostel for young men, cambridge house, when he came to see them. a transcript of the meeting records a police officer saying... you want to see what we know. smith started laughing at that. fishing, i think that's fair comment. fishing because cyril smith was hoping to move from local politics to national. he