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The Latest Breaking News from Jimmy Savile

Johnson’s Starmer slur was just the latest proof of Britain’s rotten political culture

There was more pushback than usual, but the smear didn’t come out of a clear blue sky, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

Met investigates death threats against Keir Starmer in wake of Johnson’s Savile slur

Telegram posts show far-right groups ‘emboldened’ by physical attack on Labour leader

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s Savile slur came from Trump playbook, says senior Labour MP

Exclusive: David Lammy condemns ‘Words that should never have been uttered by prime minister of this country’

The Independent UK

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Starmer blames PM’s Savile slur for inciting mob that accosted him

Labour leader says he was never accused in public of being ‘paedophile protector’ before Johnson remark

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson incited mob with Jimmy Savile conspiracy theory, says Keir Starmer

‘The PM knew exactly what he was doing’, says Labour leader

The Independent UK

PMQS: Boris Johnson urged to ‘recant and resign’ over Keir Starmer Jimmy Savile jibe

Boris Johnson has faced fresh calls to reconsider his claim that the party’s leader Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute notorious child sex offender Jimmy Savile.

Evening Standard

Tory councillor probed for sharing faked picture of Jimmy Savile lying next to Keir Starmer in Commons

Photoshopped image shows notorious celebrity paedophile slouched next to Labour leader

The Independent UK

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Factbox-From sleaze scandal to lockdown parties: trying times for UK PM Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership credentials have been badly tarnished by controversies and missteps in recent months, leading to calls from some of his own lawmakers for him to resign.

Reuters

Where did Boris Johnson’s false claim about Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile come from?

The discredited allegation has been circulated in right-wing circles online for years

The Independent UK

After Big Dog’s rabid attack, bring out the office poodle’s dim defence

‘Er … what Savile attack?’ simpered digital minister Chris Philp as he duly adopted His Master’s Voice

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg ‘doesn’t recall’ feeding Boris Johnson the Jimmy Savile attack on Starmer

Reports suggest Cabinet minister mentioned jibe to Boris Johnson in Commons

The Independent UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg: I don’t recall feeding PM the Jimmy Savile attack on Starmer

Reports had suggested the Cabinet minister had mentioned the jibe to Boris Johnson in the Commons.

The Independent UK

‘They all blame each other’: little sympathy for Starmer after Savile slur

Labour leader’s constituents express distrust in politicians and contempt for Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Johnson reshuffles ministers as he refuses to apologise for Starmer ‘slur’

Chris Heaton-Harris is the new Chief Whip as Mark Spencer moved sideways to become Leader of the House.

The Independent UK

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Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson 'will not apologise' for Savile jibe after Sir Keir ambushed by mob outside Parliament

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was bundled into a police car for his own protection outside Parliament on Monday afternoon

Evening Standard

Evening Standard Comment: Boris Johnson’s Savile comments debase the political discourse. He should withdraw them.

It is impossible to say with precision who, or what, drove an angry mob to crowd the Leader of the Opposition and chant the name of child sex offender Jimmy Savile. But it was a reminder that words carry great power.

Daily Record

Commons Speaker slams unapologetic Boris Johnson over Jimmy Savile smear

The Prime Minister has refused to back down on his smear against Labour leader Keir Starmer in the hope that the row continues to distract from the partygate covid breaches in Downing Street.

Liverpool Echo

ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley under fire over 'Jimmy Savile' comment

Angry viewers branded the broadcaster's line of a questioning a "disgrace"

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The Independent UK

Anti-vaxxers vow to continue targeting politicians after Keir Starmer mobbed

‘A message to all politicians - one day, you will all be held to account,’ prominent anti-vaxxer writes on Telegram

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson criticized after protesters harass Starmer

British leader Boris Johnson is refusing to retract his claim that a political opponent helped a sex abuser evade justice, after protesters echoed the allegation during an ugly street confrontation

The Independent UK

Speaker warns Johnson ‘words have consequences’ after Starmer surrounded by mob shouting Savile slurs

PM’s comments ‘not acceptable’, says Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Evening Standard

Now take back your Jimmy Savile slur, Boris Johnson warned after Starmer mobbed

Tory MPs want Boris Johnson to make full apology

The Independent UK

Speaker says PM’s ‘inappropriate’ Savile slur only risks ‘inflaming opinions’

Boris Johnson has so far resisted fresh demands to apologise for the slur.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson rebuked by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle over Jimmy Savile slur

‘Our words have consequences and we should always be mindful of the fact’, Lindsay Hoyle said

Al Jazeera

UK: Johnson urged to apologise after Starmer mobbed by protesters

Some MPs say the Labour leader was mobbed after Johnson accused him of failing to prosecute sex offender Jimmy Savile.

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