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“This book took a decade, so the catharsis of publishing … was about my creative recovery.”

Ofcom is the regulator that enforces the law and is publishing guidance on how platforms can meet their duties to protect people online.

He was not allowed to enter a plea on the treason charge but pleaded not guilty to a separate charge of publishing false information.

But former defence minister Alec Shelbrooke said it was "appalling" that Mr Hart had "destroyed the sanctity of the whips office" by publishing "very private information" in a book.

Even those who have died are still publishing — Le Carré’s son Nick Harkaway, a novelist in his own right, continued his father’s George Smiley legacy with a new novel last year.