Exclusive: Geoffrey Robertson KC calls for investigation into prosecutors’ handling of case against footballer

A leading human rights lawyer has called for an investigation into the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to charge the footballer Sam Kerr, calling it an “attack on free speech”.

Geoffrey Robertson KC, the founding head of Doughty Street Chambers and one-time boss of Keir Starmer, said there was no public interest in charging Kerr, especially “at this time when the criminal justice system is in chaos”.