{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/627159212ae6da001210fc38?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The MP who tried to gag the press","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1643120821245-a4935c7074b087ca8c32436d5542945e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In 2018, the Sunday Times broke the story that then-serving Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke had been accused of rape by a former aide. Elphicke denied the allegation and sued for libel, and the paper spent the next four years in a legal battle, which has only just concluded.</p><p>To read more:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/charlie-elphicke-the-predator-mp-and-his-protection-racket-3kb30pl6w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/charlie-elphicke-the-predator-mp-and-his-protection-racket-3kb30pl6w</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/charlie-elphicke-abandons-libel-challenge-over-rape-report-wc5mrzg5w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/charlie-elphicke-abandons-libel-challenge-over-rape-report-wc5mrzg5w</a></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href=\"thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Pia Sarma, Editorial Legal Director at The Times and The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>David Aaronovitch.</p><p><strong>Clips</strong>: CBS, UK Parliament, ITV, 5 News, Times Radio.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}