Moment whip in Sir Edward Heath’s Government revealed that his job was to cover up scandals ‘involving small boys’ and the PM kept details in a ‘dirt book’

This is the chilling moment Sir Edward Heath’s Commons enforcer revealed part of his job had been to cover up ‘scandals involving small boys’.

Tim Fortescue, an assistant whip while Sir Edward was prime minister, was part of the so-called ‘Westminster Secret Service’ who would hide dirty secrets for MPs and blackmail them for loyalty.

Mr Fortescue, who died in 2008, admitted Ted Heath had encouraged him to compile a ‘dirt book’ on Tory colleagues and would try to ‘get a chap out of trouble’ before demanding favours in return.

Sir Edward, who has now himself been accused of child abuse, also kept his own to keep his MPs in line .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk