Keir Starmer was accused of surrendering British veterans of the Troubles to 'politically motivated lawyers who are trying to rewrite history with a pack of lies'.
During tense exchanges in the Commons, former Tory Cabinet minister Sir David Davis urged the Prime Minister to think again about the decision to repeal the Northern Ireland Legacy Act, which was designed to end the witch-hunt against British veterans.
As a group of former soldiers looked on from the gallery, Sir David warned that failure to deal with the issue would leave 'at least 50 innocent retired veterans exposed to legal persecution for crimes they did not commit'.
Sir Keir accused Sir David of 'cheapening the debate' and 'political point scoring'.
Sir David shrugged off the insult, telling the Mail: 'I've had responses like that from prime ministers before – it doesn't bother me.
