This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
Canada: 
Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…
USA: Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…
In his reply to sheer criticism about the sex abuse allegations he levelled against former Home Secretary Leon Brittan, Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has said that it was his “duty.” Lord Brittan’s brother, Sir Samuel Brittan, demanded an apology from Watson over “unfounded accusations” after police dropped the rape inquiry.
However in the partial apology, Mr Watson stated that he is sorry for the distress he caused to the Brittan family since he only wanted the claims “properly investigated.” Mr. Brittan passed away in January at the age of 75. Sir Samuel said Mr Watson “should apologise to my sister-in-law [Lady Brittan] for making unfounded accusations against my brother”. In response to Mr. Britton, Mr Watson confessed that he should not have repeated a claim that Lord Brittan was “close to evil.” He added that “I have said in the past that I am sorry for the distress Leon Brittan’s family experienced as they grieved for him. I still am.”
Mr Watson pointed out that he “did not and could not know if they were true” but he thought they should be “fully investigated.” According to Mr Watson, “as the tributes flowed in from his lifelong friends, I felt for those people who claimed he abused them,” adding that “the choice facing anyone who is presented with testimony of this kind is whether to pass it on to the authorities and urge them to investigate or to ignore it. I chose the first option. I felt it was my duty to do so.”
Be the first to comment