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Mr Knox said Mr Graham admitted he had lied to cover up for his "erstwhile very good friend", with the pair being "reasonably isolated figures".

After his selection as a mayoral candidate, a former friend of Archer's told the News of the World that he had lied in the libel trial and asked him to provide a false alibi.

In the other case, which is ongoing, a deputy was fired in 2019 after video footage showed he lied about a minor beating him up.

During the trial, held in March, prosecutors accused Smith of having "sold, delivered or exchanged" Joshlin and then lied about her disappearance.

Some 50 people died on the voyage, many of whom were lied to by people smugglers promising safe and legal routes to Europe.