The point is the prime ministers meeting the point is the prime ministers meeting a the point is the prime ministers meeting a fairand the point is the prime ministers meeting a fair and reasonable point about meeting a fair and reasonable point about organisations and who leads them no doubt leaders, at times, take responsibility for organisations they lead. but that is not the comparison that was made in parliament. this leader of the opposition, a former director of public, mr speaker, who spent most of his time prosecuting journalists and failing to prosecutejimmy savile. it was reasonable to bring it up in a debate it was reasonable to bring it up in a debate about it was reasonable to bring it up in a debate about accountability. - back in 2013, keir starmer did apologise for the shortcomings of the cps in dealing with allegations againstjimmy savile. but he didn t apologise for his personal conduct. the allegation in parliament was personal. and here s more of the def
Prime minister s top syllable service advisor martin reynolds. he had sent the email inviting 100 staff to a garden party. but munira mirza s resignation is the most damaging. his close friend and advisorfor more than damaging. his close friend and advisor for more than a decade, she quit over his attacks on sir keir starmer, after he had repeated the untrue claim sir keir personally failed to prosecute sex offenderjimmy savile. she wrote in her as ignition letter: sir keir was overseeing the crown prosecution service when charges againstjimmy savile were not brought, but he had no part in the decision. yesterday mrjohnson wrote back, saying he was making a more general point. i he was making a more general oint. . ., , , he was making a more general oint. , , , ., point. i recognise fully that these are point. i recognise fully that these are motive point. i recognise fully that these are motive issues, i point. i recognise fully that l these are motive issues, but these are moti
On sir keir starmer after he had repeated the untrue claim sir kier had personally failed to prosecute the sex offenderjimmy savile. she wrote in her resignation letter it was an inappropriate and partisan reference to an horrendous case of child six abuse. and. sir keir starmer was overseeing the crown prosecution service the crown prosecution service when charges againstjimmy savile were not brought, but he had no part in the decision. yesterday, mrjohnson rowed back, saying he was making a more general point. i recognise fully these are emotive issues but the point the prime minister was making, that leaders should take responsibility for their own organisations, was a fair one. next door to number 10, the chancellor, usually reticent, has started criticising his boss. i wouldn t have said it and i am glad the prime minister clarified what he meant. and speaking on newsnight, the former conservative foreign secretary malcolm rifkind urged tory mps to decide whether they want
His close friend and adviser for more than a decade, she quit over his attacks on sir keir starmer after he had repeated the untrue claim sir kier had personally failed to prosecute the six offenderjimmy savile. she wrote in her resignation letter it was an inappropriate and partisan reference to a horrendous case of child six abuse. sir keir starmer was overseeing the crown prosecution service when charges againstjimmy savile were not brought, but he had no part in the decision. yesterday, mrjohnson rowed back, saying he was making a more general point. i recognise fully these are emotive issues but the point the prime minister was making, that leaders should take responsibility for their own organisations, was a fair one. next door to number 10, the chancellor, usually reticent, has started criticising his boss. i wouldn t have said it and i am glad the prime minister clarified what he meant.
Responsibility of the prime minister what happens in downing street, then sir keir was director of public prosecutions, overseeing the cps and this was back when the prosecution was not brought againstjimmy savile. but it was worth saying that was in 2008 09. sir keir had no part in that decision and it was only a couple of years later when sirjimmy died, jimmy savile died, and then all of the history of sexual abuse came out. at that point keir starmer apologised on behalf of the cps. this is what the northern ireland secretary said today. i think it is absolutely fair to draw a complete comparision between when somebody is saying as the head of an organisation you should take responsibility for that, then they need to take responsibility for the organisation they were head of, as well. keir starmer, to be fair, has done that and made the apology.