UGLE Responds to Daily Mirror’s False Claims

Published: 26 October 2025

In 2021, the United Grand Lodge of England cooperated fully with an independent inquiry, that stated at the end of its investigation that: "The Inquiry did not receive any direct evidence of Freemasonry influencing or obstructing the investigation of child sexual abuse."

We are surprised that a national newspaper such as The Daily Mirror, would not have felt it necessary to properly research the previous circumstances around the case, choosing instead to repeat disproved and unproven conspiracy theories. We will be lodging a complaint with the Independent Press Standards Organisation to make these points in full - such is the seriousness of the transgression made in the piece against our organisation and members.

As Freemasons, we are deeply committed to the preservation of, and adherence to, the law. We are completely supportive of the victim's call for justice in this case and our thoughts remain with them in their battle to achieve this. 

We look forward to the Daily Mirror correcting their article to appropriately reflect the truth.