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He sung God Save the Queen like a canary. It wasn’t necessary but he still did it.
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A quite stunning fall from grace
A celebrity barrister has admitted supplying the drugs that killed his teenage boyfriend during a sex and drugs orgy.
Henry Hendron, 35, bought £1,000 of designer drugs including Mephedrone, also known as M-Cat, from BBC producer Alexander Parkin, 41, to sell on to revellers for a ‘chemsex’ party at his exclusive London flat.
The drugs killed Hendron’s boyfriend Miguel Jimenez, 18, who was found by the lawyer after the all night party.
Police found Methodrone and GBL at the flat in the Temple, a collection of chambers where Britain’s top lawyers and judges are based.
Hendron had previously denied a string of drugs charges, but pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing drugs with intent to supply at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
His confession may mark the end of a glittering career for the Tory lawyer once tipped to lead the party.
Hendron’s famous clients include MP Nadine Dorries, the Earl of Cardigan and The Apprentice winner Stella English.
Prosecutor Martyn Bowyer said: "It is accepted this defendant bought in bulk for use in what is known as the gay chemsex scene.
"He would be making them available for friends at cost price.
"The drugs found at the flat were purchased by him for his own and others’ use, others including his then partner, who tragically died as the result of taking those drugs.
“Text messages taken from his iPhone are consistent with him purchasing those drugs for around £1,000.”
Hendron, who charges up to £1,750 per day for his services, could now face jail when he is sentenced in May.
Judge Richard Marks QC told him: "You know, I am sure if you fail to attend that in itself would be an offence punishable by imprisonment and in all likelihood the court would sentence you in your absence.
"The fact I am adjourning this matter for a report is no indication.
“This is obviously a serious matter and all options remain open to the court.”
Parkin also faces jail after admitting two counts of supplying controlled drugs earlier this month.
His barrister, Dominic Bell, said after the pleas: “He is 40-years-old, he’s an executive producer at the BBC, he has one caution for possession of Mephedrone - there’s clearly a background to the abuse of narcotics.”
Prosecutor Nathan Miebai said at an earlier hearing at City of London Magistrates’ Court: "The defendant, Mr Hendron, and his partner Mr Jimenez were present at their flat on the evening of January 19 through to January 20, 2015.
"Mr Jimenez was found unresponsive by Mr Hendron on January 20.
“There has been a toxicology analysis which found that Mr Jimenez died of a drug overdose.”
Hendron, who was represented by his brother Richard Hendron, acted for Tory MP Nadine Dorries when she was accused of smearing a rival during the 2015 election campaign.
As a 17-year-old schoolboy Hendron addressed the 1998 Conservative Party conference calling for the re-introduction of corporal punishment.
Last year he was fined £2,000 for an online attack in his blog on witnesses who were due to give evidence at the rape trial of his Tory MP friend, Nigel Evans.
I’m quite shocked to see a Tory caught up in a gay drugs scandal.
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Senior Tory…
Any “judgement withheld” means they will wait til the hue and cry dies down before letting off their pals.
Same in Ireland.
Good family.
@Tassotti - are there any commemorations of Easter 1916 in the UK over the weekend? A detail that always seems be overlooked is that Easter week 1916 was ultimately a military triumph for the British.
The Mexicans don’t celebrate the Alamo mate.
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There is surprising amount of quite balanced (pro uprising) support really in the mainstream media.
Apart from Ruth de being given an article in one of the broadsheets, maybe the grauniad, I can’t remember as I couldn’t bring myself to read it.
Simon Heffer has an apology piece in the Telegraph today.
this video is fair fucking funny so it is
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He’s fucked you’d imagine
Read the details.
He benefitted by 30k and got rid of his share 6 years ago
Nothing to see here
nonsense, he avoided paying tax
some leader
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I don’t think it’s the sale of the shares that will be the problem.
David Cameron is a man of the highest integrity
The amount doesnt matter,hes a tax dodging cunt
He’s toast buddy,he raids your wages every week but won’t pony up himself
Our man Dave is in trouble now 