Keir Starmer gagged in Commons debate on victims' law

Parliamentary rules mean Labour MP and former DPP cannot take part despite leading role in strengthening policing and crime billKeir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary and former director of public prosecutions, is being prevented by parliamentary rules from speaking in a debate about the rights of crime victims.The decision to bar Starmer, one of the Commons’ leading experts on the issue, from Tuesday’s session on the policing and crime bill has been backed by Labour’s whips