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"The trouble is I was spoilt. I was exceptionally lucky that I was the individual he distrusted least," said Mr Smythe, now 83.

The consultation seeks views on a new tax which would be triggered either when energy prices or profits are exceptionally high.

The Ofcom code says a politician can't be a newsreader, interviewer or reporter in a news programme "unless, exceptionally, it is editorially justified".

The lack of national legislation against these crimes made it "exceptionally challenging for investigators", it added.

Cases are currently still "exceptionally high" with numbers at more than double the five-season-average for this time of year, latest figure show.