A man of charm, fun, kindness ... but 'always something a bit shifty'...

Evening Standard - London;  January 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ......re all fallible, says one of Jonathan Aitken's oldest friends, an Anglican clergyman...Lady Jackie Rufus-Isaacs, both notches on Aitken's trouser- belt during his youth. Certainly...Lolicia Azucki. The vicar admits that he and Aitken have lived in different worlds since the...

FOCUS: A RAKE'S PROGRESS He was rich, charming, intelligent but with a...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  June 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ...THE Right Honourable Jonathan Aitken is a liar. Incontrovertible proof of that...surprise, shock and puzzlement. How could Aitken, a man of impeccable pedigree and education...his behalf? The full explanation of why Aitken chose to perjure himself, and tried to...

Aitken's daughter arrested over libel collapse

The Scotsman;  March 17, 1998 ;     541 words ......disgraced former Tory minister Jonathan Aitken was yesterday arrested on suspicion of...conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Mr Aitken is expected to offer himself for arrest...pervert the course of justice. Victoria Aitken, 17, voluntarily attended a police station...

Aitken and wife split as libel trial is halted

The Independent - London;  June 20, 1997 ;     447 words ......former Tory Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken last night announced that he was separating...Guardian and Granada over a settlement, Mr Aitken and his wife, Lolicia, announced that...ladies' day" at the court. Mr and Mrs Aitken, a Yugoslav-born former economist, married...

Major's support may not be enough for Aitken

The Independent - London;  April 2, 1995 ;     700+ words ......always had a soft spot for Mr Jonathan Aitken. During his trial under the Official Secrets...with Biafra. My sympathies lay with Mr Aitken. He had clearly broken the law during...duly did. The judge filled the role in Mr Aitken's case which the jury was to fill in Mr...

Moira Martingale's World on Wednesday: The simple truth about Aitken, liar...

The Birmingham Post (England);  June 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ......moral outrage because one liar, Jonathan Aitken, is behind bars and another, Ron Davies...not cost him his political career while Aitken's lie on oath about who paid his bill...their misbehaviour illustrate best why Aitken deserves punishment and opprobrium far...

Aitken committed for trial at Old Bailey

The Independent - London;  December 8, 1998 ;     362 words ...JONATHAN AITKEN yesterday became the first former cabinet...the Old Bailey on criminal charges. Mr Aitken, the chief secretary to the Treasury under...Ayas, a former business associate of Mr Aitken, was also committed to stand trial on...

Aitken `must resign' from Privy Council

The Sunday Telegraph London;  June 22, 1997 ;     471 words ......was growing last night on Jonathan Aitken to resign from the Privy Council before he is stripped of the honour. Mr Aitken, who could face criminal charges for...embarrassment. Otherwise, they warned, Mr Aitken could become only the second man this...

Why Aitken was in Paris

Evening Standard - London;  March 5, 1999 ;     692 words ...THE friends of Mr Jonathan Aitken argue passionately that, when already a ruined...was announced that Crown proceedings against Aitken's associate Said Ayas have had to be dropped because Mr Aitken has accepted responsibility for drafting Mr...

Aitken's ex-wife springs party surprise on police

The Sunday Telegraph London;  September 8, 2002 ;     328 words ...LOLICIA AITKEN, the ex-wife of Jonathan Aitken, the disgraced former Cabinet minister, has risked arrest by slipping back to Britain to attend his 60th birthday party. Mrs Aitken's appearance amazed guests because Scotland Yard still wants...

Aitken lies slain by his own sword of truth

The Scotsman;  January 20, 1999 ;     700+ words ...SO JONATHAN Aitken lies slain by the sword of truth which...extent of the former minister's deceit. Yet Aitken could so easily have avoided such a public...remained largely on course. Tragically for Aitken, his political ambition was to be his...

Aitken takes to taste of porridge

The Scotsman;  June 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ......disgraced former cabinet minister, Jonathan Aitken, says he is enjoying his new life in prison...written from Belmarsh Prison, south London, Aitken said he had acquired a fan club among...tones redolent of a colonial governor, Aitken said he is known to Afro-Caribbean prisoners...

Aitken turns to the Bible as he begins jail term

The Scotsman;  June 10, 1999 ;     700+ words ...JONATHAN Aitken, jailed for 18 months for perjury and...his mouth. "I am a man of unclean lips," Aitken told his audience. Anticipating his future...contrition without courage." The pain of Aitken's penitence began in austere style at...

18 months jail over libel case perjury completes Aitken's fall

The Scotsman;  June 9, 1999 ;     700+ words ...JONATHAN Aitken, the former Cabinet minister who admitted...rapists to begin an 18-month jail term. Aitken, 56, was sentenced at the Old Bailey in...The judge, Mr Justice Scott Baker, told Aitken: "For nearly four years you wove a web...

Aitken to stand trial on perjury charges

The Scotsman;  December 8, 1998 ;     478 words ......former Tory Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is to stand trial at the Old Bailey on...of a high-profile libel case last year. Aitken is believed to be the first former member...men, and that the trial should go ahead. Aitken and Ayas were ordered to appear for a...