Sex Pistols vocalist Johnny Rotten was banned by the BBC for exposing Jimmy Savile back in 1978.

Sex Pistols vocalist Johnny Rotten was banned by the BBC for exposing Jimmy Savile back in 1978.

"All of us knew what was going on with the BBC... It was common knowledge, but it wasn't common knowledge in the media."

According to fact-checking website Full Fact, UK PM Keir Starmer was the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) when the decision not to prosecute Savile was made on the grounds of "insufficient evidence".

"Full Fact reached out to Labour and the CPS to see if they could give any further information about the case and if Mr. Starmer had any involvement beyond his role as head of the CPS."

"A spokesperson for the CPS said that, 'in line with the established data retention policy', none of the records for the decision not to charge Savile in 2009 were kept."