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Lord Heseltine says claims he strangled his mother's dog are a "terrible misrepresentation of what happened". Speaking to the PM programme, the former deputy prime minister said the dog turned on him when he checked a problem it had with its paw. "I managed to catch the choker chain that was around his neck and twisting that, obviously got a grip on the dog. "After - it all seemed so long in the event but it probably wasn't more than 15 seconds - he went quite limp and reverted to being the dog we all knew and loved." A vet put the dog down the next day because the family feared it was dangerous. (Picture: Lord Heseltine Credit: PA)
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