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2024-08-11 11:36:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B795D745A8BF818D59BB592FC004E6CFD087831BC812F92157537FFDBA2A8072
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Starmer did not protect Savile, he was Director of Public Prosecutions but had no knowledge or influence in the decision to drop the case. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/21/keir-starmer-not-told-about-dropping-of-jimmy-savile-case-say-sources-dpp-labour Tory MP Margret Thatcher supported Savile, as did the Royal Family, despite concerns on his behaviour. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10691805/How-Jimmy-Savile-duped-royals-Bombshell-Netflix-documentary-claims.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/06/prince-charles-repeatedly-sought-jimmy-savile-advice-documentary-claims https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/oct/29/jimmy-savile-behaviour-prince-charles
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