Met investigates death threats against Keir Starmer in wake of Johnson’s Savile slur

Telegram posts show far-right groups emboldened' by physical attack on Labour leader

The Metropolitan Police is investigating death threats against Keir Starmer made in the wake of Boris Johnson's accusation that he failed to prosecute" Jimmy Savile.

A cache of evidence documenting the threats was sent to Scotland Yard on Friday afternoon, including a number of apparently identifiable users on the messaging app Telegram who called for the Labour party leader to be hung or executed".