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Professor Nutt on drugs advice row

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Dr Les King, a part-time adviser on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has resigned over the sacking of its head, Prof David Nutt.

He said the Professor's freedom of expression had been denied.

The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, has strongly defended his decision to sack the Professor. Professor Nutt spoke to the BBC and reacted to the Home Secretary's comments.

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