. ▁After ▁conf ess ing ▁to ▁the ▁police , ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁prepared ▁statement ▁which , ▁according ▁to ▁him , ▁" left ▁everything ▁out ▁that ▁was ▁inc rimin ating , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁everything ▁I ▁said ▁about ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁Jer emy ▁Thor pe , ▁et ▁c eter a , ▁was ▁left ▁out ▁as ▁well ." ▁The ▁BBC ' s ▁Tom ▁Mang old ▁said ▁that ▁Me igh an ' s ▁account , ▁if ▁true , ▁indicated ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁" a ▁consp i racy ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁highest ▁level ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁Av on ▁and ▁Som erset ▁police ▁passed ▁their ▁files ▁to ▁G w ent ▁Police , ▁for ▁an ▁independent ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁investigation . ▁After ▁the ▁police ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁Andrew ▁Newton ▁had ▁died , ▁the ▁Crown ▁Pro sec ution ▁Service ▁closed ▁the ▁case . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁G w ent ▁Police ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁had , ▁" now ▁revis ited ▁these ▁en qui ries ▁and ▁have ▁identified ▁information ▁which ▁indicates ▁that ▁Newton ▁may ▁still ▁be ▁alive ", ▁therefore ▁re - open ing ▁lines ▁of ▁inqu iry . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁force ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁interview ed ▁Newton , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁living ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁name , ▁Hann ▁Red win , ▁in ▁D ork ing , ▁Sur rey , ▁but ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁given ▁no ▁new ▁useful ▁information , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁case ▁would ▁remain