Keir Starmer could be hauled in front of an inquiry into case of wrongly convicted Andrew Malkinson

SIR Keir Starmer could be hauled in front of an inquiry into the case of Andrew Malkinson who was wrongly convicted of rape.

Ministers are discussing a public inquiry into the miscarriage of justice, it emerged last night.

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Keir Starmer could be hauled in front of an inquiry into the case of Andrew Malkinson who was wrongly convicted of rape[/caption]

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Police had DNA evidence which would have cleared Mr Malkinson three years after his 2004 conviction[/caption]

The Labour leader had no direct involvement but was head of the Crown Prosecution Service from 2008-2013.

He could shed light on how the system failed Mr Malkinson, 57, Tories say.

Police had DNA evidence which would have cleared him three years after his 2004 conviction.

Tory MP David Morris said: “The case of Andrew Malkinson shows us that miscarriages of justice take place and we have to learn every lesson from this to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

“There should be a full inquiry into this with Sir Keir Starmer who was DPP at the time being held fully accountable for his organisation’s actions and inactions.

“I’m sure the Labour leader would agree with me this matter needs to be looked at with urgency.”