Decision not to prosecute Lord Janner will anger campaigners

Analysis: Failure to put case before a jury will be seen by some as another plank in the continued coverup of alleged child sexual abuse

The fresh police investigation into Lord Janner of Braunstone provided the director of public prosecutions with a chance – campaigners believed – to right wrongs, to make amends for the failures of the past.

After nine months studying police files on the case – which were produced by detectives who interviewed more than 20 alleged victims – Alison Saunders, the DPP, announced on Thursday that there will not be a prosecution of the Labour peer.

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