‘Pressure is mounting on three Labour grandees to explain their links with a vile group that tried to legalise sex with children.

MPs, commentators and even Labour-supporting newspapers lined up yesterday to attack the silence of the party’s deputy leader Harriet Harman, her MP husband and former minister Patricia Hewitt.

The chorus of condemnation follows the Mail’s devastating series of reports into how the trio held key roles in a human rights organisation that supported the notorious Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE).’

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Harman wasn't so quiet on Savile scandal: Deputy Labour leader toured TV and radio stations

‘Harriet Harman may be reluctant to speak out now, but when the Jimmy Savile scandal exploded in 2012, she loudly demanded a judge-led inquiry.

She toured television and radio stations proclaiming ‘we need to get to the truth’ for the sake of child abuse victims.

She flatly rejected any notion that attitudes had changed or that it was a ‘different world’ years ago, insisting even in ‘historic’ cases, there were lessons to be learnt.’

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Lib Dem leader put paedophile MP Cyril Smith forward for knighthood 'even after he was told of abuse allegations'

Former Liberal Democrat leader David Steel put Sir Cyril Smith forward for a knighthood – despite being told of the abuse allegations against him, it has been revealed.

The politician, now Lord Steel, was made aware of the reports that Smith had sexually abused young boys in his hometown of Rochdale, Lancashire, in 1979.

But his office dismissed the allegations – claiming: ‘All he seems to have done is spanked a few bare bottoms’.

Nine years later, Lord Steel then chose to put the paedophile MP forward for the knighthood, according to a document obtained by the Daily Star Sunday.

The Cabinet Office had previously refused to disclose who made Smith’s nomination in 1988 – claiming it would breach data protection rules.’

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