Daniel Janner, the son of late Labour peer Lord Janner, led condemnation of Mrs Saunders today over her pursuit of abuse allegations against his father. She has attracted controversy over a series of failed rape prosecutionsOver her tenure Mrs Saunders has attracted increasing controversy over a series of failed rape prosecutions. But an ally of Mrs Saunders commended her for doing well within a limited budget and said she has done a 'pretty reasonable job'. Mrs Saunders, who earned £250,000 as DPP in 2017, started her career at the CPS in 1986. Mrs Saunders predecessor Sir Keir Starmer - now a Labour MP - also only served a single five year term as DPP.

Source: Daily Mail April 01, 2018 22:16 UTC