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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Batchelor

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

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A Tory councillor is under investigation after sharing a mocked-up image of Jimmy Savile sat next to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons.

The Facebook post, which was shared by Keith Girling, the Conservative deputy leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, a day before Boris Johnson’s controversial Savile attack on Sir Keir, has since been deleted.

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