Cameron hints at Savile knighthood axe

David Cameron raised the prospect today that Sir Jimmy Savile could be posthumously stripped of his knighthood amid allegations of sexual abuse against young girls.

Cameron hints at Savile knighthood axe

David Cameron raised the prospect today that Sir Jimmy Savile could be posthumously stripped of his knighthood amid allegations of sexual abuse against young girls.

But the move would require a change in the law as technically, when the former DJ died last year, the honour ceased to exist.

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