Boris Johnson has refused to apologize for a “conspiracy theory” Jimmy Savile jibe he made in Parliament.
Savile victims, Tory MPs, and the Commons speaker have urged the Prime Minister to withdraw his accusation that Sir Keir Starmer was to blame for failing to bring the notorious sex offender to justice when he led the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

At PMQs on Wednesday, the Labour leader said Mr. Johnson was “parroting conspiracy theories of violent fascists to try and score cheap political points”.

“He knows exactly what he is doing,” he added. “It’s time to restore some dignity.”

Mr. Johnson doubled down on the claims and replied: “I don’t want to make heavy weather of this but I am informed that in 2013 The Right Honourable gentleman apologized and took full responsibility for what had happened on his watch and I think that was the right thing to do .”

Earlier this week Mr. Johnson accused Sir Keir of using his time at the CPS “prosecuting journalists and failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile” when he was director of prosecutions.