Tory says he was tricked into plot

London - Mr Teddy Taylor, a former Tory minister, claims that he was drawn into an "plot" to spring a British arms dealer from…

London - Mr Teddy Taylor, a former Tory minister, claims that he was drawn into an "plot" to spring a British arms dealer from an Indian prison. He denies he "gave the nod" to a plan to free his friend, Mr Peter Bleach, a former intelligence officer, who faces trial this in week in Calcutta. Mr Bleach is accused of supplying weapons to a militant Hindu sect.

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