“I am far from satisfied that the comments in question were appropriate on this occasion”
Mr Johnson repeated a discredited claim in the Commons yesterday that Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile.
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab refused to repeat the allegation levelled at the Labour leader by Mr Johnson in the Commons yesterday. But Tory former Cabinet minister Julian Smith said the Prime Minister should withdraw the "false and baseless" smear. Mr Smith, a former chief whip, said: "The smear made against Keir Starmer relating to Jimmy Savile yesterday is wrong and cannot be defended. It should be withdrawn.
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