The Guardian – Angry MPs blame PM’s ‘poison’ after anti-vaxxers set upon Starmer
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The Guardian – Angry MPs blame PM’s ‘poison’ after anti-vaxxers set upon Starmer
The Guardian writes that MPs from all sides angrily rounded on Boris Johnson on Monday night, accusing him of whipping up political poison after Sir Keir Starmer was set upon by protesters who accused him of protecting the paedophile Jimmy Savile.
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