Quote Originally Posted by magpie_mania View Post
If he couldn't sink lower, BJ is now deflecting everything from him on to KS by bring up the Saville saga. Awful as it was, it has been shown that it was not a decision of KS not to prosecute - but of course that wasn't what Johnson was saying is what we are told. Total rubbish! Johnson has no care for anyone but himself - no thought at all about the victims and what they may feel bringing it back up.

This morning it was cringeworthy to hear the minister who had been trotted out saying that what happened with Starmer last night was totally unconnected with what Johnson had said in Parliament, including the fact that they were shouting, 'Saville'.

Obviously just a coincidence!
Starmer's statement after Levitt report

" I accept the conclusions reached by Ms Levitt QC and, in the interests of transparency and accountability I have decided to publish her report in full.
In doing so, I would like to take the opportunity to apologise for the shortcomings in the part played by the CPS in these cases.
But I also want to go further. If this report and my apology are to serve their full purpose, then this must be seen as a watershed moment.

"In my view, these cases do not simply reflect errors of judgement by individual officers or prosecutors on the facts before them. If that were the case, they would, in many respects, be easier to deal with."

"These were errors of judgment by experienced and committed police officers and a prosecuting lawyer acting in good faith and attempting to apply the correct principles. That makes the findings of Ms Levitt's report more profound and calls for a more robust response."

People will obviously have their own views on how that sits, but it might be worth reflecting on what would have ensued if Johnson has made a similar statement regarding a department under his own perceived control. Would he have been considered " fair game"