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2024-08-10 12:56:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ED2DFD176F6B7953F1DDFAA7CA10CB931E5E652D0DDAC43D88F05F0718C934B3
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Keir Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) when the prosecution was dropped by the CPS. He wasnt the lead prosecutor and didnt know the decision had been made, he subsequently commissioned a report into the decision by a leading QC. https://fullfact.org/online/keir-starmer-prosecute-jimmy-savile/ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/21/keir-starmer-not-told-about-dropping-of-jimmy-savile-case-say-sources-dpp-labour https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20992789
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