Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of using the crimes of notorious sex offender Jimmy Savile as a distraction from the Downing Street ‘partygate’ scandal.
Speaking to the House of Commons after the publication of Sue Gray’s report earlier this week, Johnson implied Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer - formerly head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) - was at fault for failing to prosecute Savile in 2009.
The comment prompted an outcry from the Labour leadership, and even some Conservative MPs have been bitterly critical of the PM. So what are the facts of the matter?
