Cyril Smith abuse claims: police investigate Rochdale cover-up

Police are already investigating allegations of decades of abuse, made after death of the larger-than-life MP

Cyril Smith, the Liberal MP for Rochdale
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AFTER HIS death in 2010, a flood of victims came forward to accuse politician Sir Cyril Smith of sex abuse including rape and assault, leading police to conclude he was a repeat sexual offender in the vein of DJ, and fellow knight,Jimmy Savile.

Now, the BBC has learned Greater Manchester Police are investigating whether there may have been a criminal conspiracy at Rochdale Council to cover up crimes committed by the obese Liberal and Lib Dem MP.

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