BORIS Johnson “injected poison into politics” with his Jimmy Savile slur on Sir Keir Starmer, it was claimed yesterday.
He was accused by Brendan Cox, husband of murdered Labour MP Jo, after a mob rounded on Sir Keir near parliament.
The PM claimed the Labour leader failed to lock up TV paedo Savile when boss of the CPS.
Mr Cox said the thugs were mainly to blame.
But he added: “If you inject poison into politics, that has unintended consequences and can at times lead over into extremism.”
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby called the mob’s actions a threat to democracy.
In a dig at No10 he also called for a culture where “we can learn to disagree”.
The PM has yet to apologise.
His spokesman said: “The Prime Minister clarified his remarks last week to make clear he was not suggesting Keir Starmer was individually responsible for the Savile decision.”
