Rejected petition Jimmy Saville should be posthumously stripped of his knighthood

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In view of the emerging evidence that Jimmy Saville was involved in the sexual abuse of many girls and women, the government should recommend to the Queen that he be posthumously stripped of his knighthood.

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Date submitted 9 October 2012
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