Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from Boris Johnson’s attempt to smear Keir Starmer in the House of Commons. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, the chancellor said: ‘Being honest, I wouldn’t have said it and I’m glad that the prime minister clarified what he meant.’ On Monday, Johnson made a false accusation that the Labour leader had failed to prosecute paedophile Jimmy Savile during his time running the Crown Prosecution Service