· John Mann said George Kennedy Young was 'key' to paedophile claims
· Labour MP said ex-deputy director of MI6 took part in 'dubious' activities
· Mann added Mr Young was a 'manipulator' who controlled groups of people within which there were paedophile rings in the 1970s or 1980s
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PUBLISHED: 21:07 GMT, 4 November 2015 | UPDATED: 10:10 GMT, 5 November 2015
A former deputy director of MI6 is 'key' to allegations surrounding a VIP paedophile ring in Westminster, an MP has claimed.
Labour MP John Mann said the late George Kennedy Young, known as GK Young, was involved in 'dubious' political activity, including establishing a 'private army'.
He added Mr Young, who later became involved in right wing politics, was a 'manipulator' who controlled groups of people within which there were paedophile rings in the 1970s or 1980s.
Mr Mann, MP for Bassetlaw, claimed he had been handed a copy of the dossier of evidence that was given by Conservative MP Geoffrey Dickens to then Home Secretary Leon Brittan in 1984.
The so-called 'Dickens dossier' named several prominent paedophiles. An independent review into the Home Office's handling of child abuse allegations failed to locate a copy of the documents.
It reported last year that there was no evidence to support claims of an official cover-up, but warned it was impossible to draw firm conclusions because of shortcomings in the paper records.
Mr Mann called for the Wanless review to be reopened to find out what happened to the files, which he claims should have prompted investigation.
In a Westminster Hall debate, Mr Mann said Mr Young, who died in 1990, had been named in the first line of the document.