. ▁Gray son ▁held ▁left - wing ▁views ▁and ▁was ▁sus pected ▁of ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁commun ist ▁government ▁in ▁Russia . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁fe ared ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁sc andal ▁Gray son ▁discovered ▁Mau nd y ▁Gregory ▁was ▁sp ying ▁on ▁him ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁some ▁important ▁friends ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George , ▁was ▁using ▁Gregory ▁to ▁sell ▁political ▁hon ours . ▁At ▁a ▁public ▁meeting ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁Gray son ▁accused ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁of ▁s elling ▁hon ours ▁for ▁between ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁£ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Gray son ▁declared : ▁" This ▁sale ▁of ▁hon ours ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁sc andal . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁right ▁down ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁Down ing ▁Street , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁mon oc led ▁d andy ▁with ▁offices ▁in ▁White hall . ▁I ▁know ▁this ▁man , ▁and ▁one ▁day ▁I ▁will ▁name ▁him ." ▁ ▁Gray son ' s ▁" mon oc led ▁d andy " ▁remark ▁let ▁Gregory ▁know ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁being ▁exposed . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Gray son ▁was ▁be aten ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Str and . ▁This ▁was ▁probably ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁fright en ▁him , ▁but ▁he ▁continued ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁name ▁the ▁man ▁behind ▁the ▁cor rupt ▁system . ▁