Join us for an explosive evening of true crime and Cold War-era cover-ups as best-selling author Daniel Smith tells the astonishing London scandal of The Peer and the Gangster.
In July 1964, a bombshell headline in the Sunday Mirror hinted at an illicit relationship between a Conservative peer and a notorious London gangster. The peer? Lord Bob Boothby. The gangster? Ronnie Kray. What followed was one of the most audacious cover-ups in British history—engineered by the political elite, the media, MI5, and the Met Police—to bury the story before it could ignite a national scandal.
With meticulous research and a flair for storytelling, Daniel Smith uncovers the full truth behind this tangled web of power, corruption, and secrecy. Join us as he delves into the murky intersections of Westminster, the underworld, and the press—and reveals just how far Britain’s establishment went to protect its own.
DANIEL SMITH
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The Peer and the gangster
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19:00 - 20:30 | £12.00 |
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