Probe after tory posts fake picture of starmer with savile

The badly photoshopped picture was captioned “Double Standards Starmer” and shows the dead paedophile smoking a cigar and cuddling up to the Labour leader in the House of Commons. Keith

Girling, deputy leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, shared the image on January 30 - the day before Boris Johnson repeated an incorrect claim that Sir Keir failed to prosecute

the paedophile. Before entering politics, Sir Keir was Director of Public Prosecutions and apologised on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service for failing to properly investigate the Top

of the Pops host - who abused dozens of people over decades. Despite the public apology, Sir Keir had no personal involvement in any investigation in Savile. This has not stopped the Prime

Minister from repeating the incorrect conspiracy theory which has been parrotted by the far-right for years. Both men’s outbursts came just days before an anti-vaxxer mob verbally abused Sir

Keir in Westminster. READ MORE: THE FIVE THINGS SCOTS GET FOR FREE THAT ENGLAND PAY FOR “I posted it [the photoshopped image] well before Boris Johnson made his comments, I didn't

create the post I just shared it." Asked what the point was in sharing it, Girling said: “To show him [Sir Keir] to be a hypocrite with the things he's been doing. “He was head of

the department so of course he had something to do with it [Savile escaping justice], he was paid a really good wage to do what he was doing and to say ‘I'm in charge but didn't

know what was going on’ - it's hypocrisy. “I've not breached any rules and I'm allowed to share things - I don't care really.” The Independent Alliance at Nottinghamshire

County Council has filed a complaint and asked standards bosses at the authority to investigate whether Councillor Girling broke the council’s code of conduct. Leader of the alliance Jason

Zadrozny said: “” Keith has fallen short of the standards expected from councillors. He has clearly broken the Nolan Principles of Standards in Public Life. “He should remove the offending

post, apologise and leave it up to the leaders of Newark and Nottinghamshire councils to decide whether he is appropriate person to continue doing such high profile jobs for the

Conservatives.” A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire County Council said: “I can confirm that a complaint has been received and we are now using the processes in place to review it.” A

spokesman for Newark and Sherwood District Council added: “All elected members are required to comply with a code of conduct and this extends to their use of social media. “Complaints about

members' conduct are referred to the council's monitoring officer for further consideration.”