Scandal, Death & Conspiracy / Stephen Milligan & James Rusbridger
4/29/202644 min
Stephen Milligan was a rising Conservative MP when he was found dead in bizarre and controversial circumstances inside his London home. What initially appeared to be a tragic accident quickly spiralled into a shocking political scandal, raising questions about secrecy, morality, and whether something far more sinister was being concealed…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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Benjamin Fitton· Host0:33
[gentle music] This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence. This podcast is intended for a mature audience. Listener caution is advised. When an up-and-coming MP was found dead in bizarre circumstances, it raised questions about whether Conservative representatives were holding themselves to the moral standard they spoke about in the House of Commons. However, it also sparked conspiracies that a covert network of spies were capitalizing on the stigma surrounding fetishes to conceal state-sanctioned crimes.
Andrew Neil· Soundbite1:21
There can only be one of two explanations. There was either a, either a dark side to Stephen that none of us knew about,