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I went to a spy archive to find out who poisoned my grandad Gordon Banks

Summary by Leicester Mercury
Gordon Banks's grandson Ed Jervis has spent three years investigating what he had once dismissed as a conspiracy theory and uncovered a sensational story of World Cup subterfuge

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I went to a spy archive to find out who poisoned my grandad Gordon Banks

Gordon Banks's grandson Ed Jervis has spent three years investigating what he had once dismissed as a conspiracy theory and uncovered a sensational story of World Cup subterfuge

·Leicester, United Kingdom
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Leicester Mercury broke the news in Leicester, United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
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