Why isn't Starmer leading the charge on this egregious miscarriage of justice?
Locking up innocent people will have been an inevitable part of Sir Keir Starmer’s job. It’s the same for any state prosecutor: if you’re putting thousands of people behind bars every year then, statistically, some convictions will have been wrongful. But what happens if new DNA technology helps to identify the innocent, even years after their case? Do you welcome this science and do your utmost to identify any mistakes your fellow prosecutors may have made? Or do you keep quiet, and let it slid