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Nathan Ridley

Gary Neville slams Boris Johnson for bringing up Jimmy Savile in Parliament

Gary Neville has slammed Prime Minister Boris Johnson for bringing up infamous child sex offender Jimmy Savile in Parliament.

The former Manchester United captain was left stunned as Johnson attempted to shift attention away from partygate in the House of Commons by bringing up Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer 's 'failure to prosecute' Savile, who died in 2011 before reports of his grotesque abuse came to light, before going into politics.

The Prime Minister's widely-condemned comments came off the back of Sue Gray's report into the parties attended by a host of Conservative politicians - including Johnson - during the global pandemic, flouting their own Covid-19 guidelines to the anger of the nation.

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