SIR Keir Starmer was tonight bundled into a cop car and rushed away from a baying mob screeching about Jimmy Savile.

       Protesters swarmed the Labour leader outside Parliament and hurled him with abuse - branding him a "traitor" and accusing him of "protecting paedophiles".

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       An angry mob tonight surrounded Sir Keir Starmer Credit: PA 3

       The PM sparked uproar on Monday when he -hammered the now Labour leader for failing to snare Jimmy Saville Credit: LNP 3

       A worried Starmer being protected by police

       In ugly scenes the thugs blocked his path and tussled with officers, who decided to extract Sir Keir before the situation got worse.

       Photos taken at the scene shows Sir Keir and shadow foreign sec David Lammy being rushed into a nearby police car and whisked away.

       Scuffles continued to break out and last night a man and a woman were in custody for assaulting an officer after a traffic cone was lobbed at one.

       Sir Keir was driven around the block in central London before returning to his office. A source close to him said he was fine and would still be playing five-a-side football last night.

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       But the saga has poured petrol on the row over Boris Johnson's accusations that Sir Keir failed to prosecute Savile when he was director of public prosecutions.

       The PM has since backtracked from his remarks made last Monday - saying he did not hold his Labour foe directly responsible - but has refused to apologise.

       Critics hit out last night and directly linked Mr Johnson's comments with last night's scenes.

       Senior Labour MP Chris Bryant said: "This was incited by the prime minister. It was the inevitable conclusion of his deliberate lies."

       Ex-Tory Cabinet Minister Julian Smith said: "What happened to Keir Starmer tonight outside parliament is appalling. It is really important for our democracy & for his security that the false Savile slurs made against him are withdrawn in full."

       Boris Johnson said the abuse hurled at Sir Keir Starmer was "absolutely disgraceful".

       The Prime Minister tweeted: "The behaviour directed at the Leader of the Opposition tonight is absolutely disgraceful. All forms of harassment of our elected representatives are completely unacceptable.

       "I thank the police for responding swiftly."

       Meanwhile Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted: “All Members of Parliament must be able to go about their lives without fear of threats or intimidation.

       “The scenes outside Parliament of people accosting Keir Starmer & David Lammy were completely unacceptable.

       “I am in contact with the police about the incident.”