Early in Witherow's editorship at The Sunday Times the paper published false claims that Labour politician Michael Foot was a KGB agent.
ˈɜːli ɪn wˈɪðɚɹˌoʊz ˈɛdɪɾɚʃˌɪp æt ðə sˈʌndeɪ tˈaɪmz ðə pˈeɪpɚ pˈʌblɪʃt fˈɔls klˈeɪmz ðæt lˈeɪbɚ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən mˈaɪkəl fˈʊt wʌzɐ kˌeɪdʒˌiːbˈiː ˈeɪdʒənt.