A Tory MP has called for Sir Keir Starmer to be “investigated” when he was the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Robbie Moore MP ripped into Starmer over his handling of the grooming gangs scandal when he was the chief prosecutor and during the Prime Minister’s press conference on Monday he said that the Labour leader” looked weak” and was “nervous.”
Moore told GB News, “What’s clear is he did not go far enough. He was in a prominent role to be able to deal with this issue, and he did not go far enough.”
He said that Starmer “was not showing the strength of a Prime Minister that we should all be expecting.”
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The Tory MP warned that anyone who is involved in “covering up” or even “sweeping the issue under the carpet” must face a criminal prosecution.
Moore said there must be an investigation into Starmer during his time as chief prosecutor at the CPS.
Starmer said on Monday that there has been “lies and misinformation” over the grooming gangs and accused the “far-right” saying they are “not interested in victims” as they are only “interested in themselves.”
Moore said, “The British state has failed many of those families, many of those victims, many of those survivors, consistently for far too long.”
The Conservative MP has called for a “detailed, dedicated national inquiry,” he added, “We need that absolutely detailed, dedicated national inquiry that focuses on areas like the Bradford district.”
In a scathing attack on the Prime Minister Moore told GB News, “What’s clear is he was in a prominent role to be able to deal with this issue, and he did not go far enough. And even in his press conference today, he looked weak. He looked nervous.
“He was not being robust enough. He was not showing the strength of a Prime Minister that we should all be expecting. And that is incredibly frustrating. As far as I’m concerned, Keir Starmer’s time as chief prosecutor needs to be investigated as well.”
The Tory MP insisted more action was needed, particularly regarding prosecutions. “We have not gone far enough, and there needs to be convictions and criminal convictions that are associated with this,” Moore stated.
He emphasised that the issue “should not be a political issue” but rather focus on supporting survivors. “We can provide reassurance to those victims and survivors so they do not feel disenfranchised by the state,” he added.
