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Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shocks, a spectator's daily politics podcast. I'm Isba Hardman and this is the Sunday roundup.

Boris Johnson's political headaches are persistent things. During a particularly difficult PMQ session on Wednesday, he took aim at Sir Keir Stama, a former director of public prosecutions, and accused him of failing

to prosecute Jimmy Saville. The comment has divided his own side with Manira Mirza, the director of

the No. 10 policy unit, citing it as a major factor in her resignation. However, when interviewed

by Trevor Phillips, the business secretary Quasi Quarteng defended the prime minister's comments.

Would you have used those words?

I think it's entirely legitimate.

Would you have used those words?

It depends what the context was.

But in that context, would you have used those words?

In that context, I think it was perfectly reasonable to mention the fact that Sarkir had apologized.

Sarkir himself apologized on behalf of the organization that he led about the fact that they failed to prosecute Jimmy Seville.

So the fact that he apologized suggests that he does, at some level, bear some responsibility.

Now, I don't... The Prime Minister himself, the Minister himself the day after said that's not what I meant the

are you sure you want to say that you would have used those words no what I'm trying to say is

that it's about leadership it's about accountability secure apologized and so that was

something that was absolutely in scope now I'm not saying that he had personal blame.

He didn't.

And we've been very clear about that.

And the Prime Minister clarified that position as well.

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