the furious backlash against the uk 's top prosecutor intensified last night over her decision to spare lord janner from the dock . the position of director of public prosecutions alison saunders looked increasingly fragile as she faced growing calls to stand down . campaigners , police chiefs and mps accused her of ignoring the rights of victims and failing to clear the stench of an establishment cover-up that lingers over the case . at the age of 81 , sir michael caine says he 's ready to retire from acting . from zulu to the italian job and get carter , he has starred in some of britain 's most famous films . but at the age of 81 , it seems sir michael caine may be ready to call it a day . the actor has revealed he has ` probably retired ' and will not make another film unless he is sent a script he can not refuse . speaking to bbc2 's newsnight , sir michael said his latest film youth , in which he stars alongside harvey keitel and rachel weisz , is likely to be his last . and even her one of her predecessors said the horrific allegations should have been resolved in the ` full public glare of a courtroom ' rather than her london office . scroll down for video . campaigners , police and mps have accused alison saunders , the director of public prosecutions , of ignoring the rights of victims and failing to clear speculation of a cover-up over her decision to spare lord janner . mrs saunders fought back saying it is her job as the head of the crown prosecution service to make ` very difficult decisions ' which are not necessarily popular . but the row showed no sign of abating as further details of the claims levelled against the 86-year-old labour life peer were made public . he said : ` i have no ambitions now ... all i do is , i do films that i really want to do . ` if i do n't get a script -- which i do n't have -- that entices me out , i 'll be done in december when i do the last picture , the last script i 've got . ` i always went into every movie with an aim . it was either to get an oscar or make money , that 's the two reasons i do movies . i 've got two oscars and i 've got some money so i 'm alright . ' at a charity night at the royal albert hall to honour his long career , sir michael dropped further hints that his film days may be over , saying : ` i 've probably retired now but i go home and there will be a great script and i think ` oh i 'll do one more ' . i look to see if it challenges me . ' the decision not to charge lord janner last week despite evidence of 22 offences against nine victims was justified because mrs saunders said experts agreed that the former leicester west mp was in such poor health due to advanced alzheimer 's disease . but she also ruled that he should have been charged three times before in 1991 , 2002 and 2007 but was left off the hook . the top qc blamed police and prosecutors and launched in independent review , but her comments stoked fears that lord janner is the beneficiary of a wholesale cover-up . yesterday , calls were growing for a judicial review of her decision , something which leicestershire police has said it is already considering . simon danczuk , the labour mp who exposed cyril smith , said the weight of criticism against mrs saunders suggested something has ` clearly gone very badly wrong ' . sir michael first shot to fame in 1964 's zulu , in which he had to mask his cockney accent to play an upper class british officer . recalling the moment he was cast , he said : ` i was due to play the cockney corporal but they said can you do a posh accent ? the funny thing with the english class system is i bet an english director would n't have given me that part but being american he did n't know the system . ms saunders ruled not to charge lord janner -lrb- pictured -rrb- despite evidence of 22 offences because of his poor health due to alzheimer 's disease . ` they said to me : `` i 've seen you a lot on screen now and you look gay - to americans , english officers look gay . '' but it was funny because then i got nominated for an academy award for alfie who was screwing every woman who could . ' he said : ` mrs saunders is now seen as a roadblock to justice and it 's hard to see how her position remains tenable . ' criticism of mrs saunders began with comments from the home secretary , who has already been lobbied by senior police chiefs , when she said is ` very concerned ' . theresa may said : ` i have been very clear in everything i have said so far about the child sex abuse issue -- i expect to see justice done . ' she was joined by former director of public prosecutions lord macdonald who said a ` trial of the facts ' should have been considered . sir michael caine in a scene from the italian job , 1969 . the actor 's latest film , youth , will probably be his last . this would have enabled a jury to decide the facts without apportioning guilt and without a sentence being passed -- offering a chance for victims to be heard . caine as an upper-class british officer in zulu -lrb- left -rrb- and charlie croker in the italian job -lrb- right -rrb- . caine shooting scenes for his new movie youth alongside scantily-clad romanian model madalina ghenea . since then , sir michael has appeared in more than 100 films and won two oscars , a golden globe and a bafta . in some of his best remembered roles he has played criminals and gangsters , such as in the italian job and get carter . he enjoyed a career resurgence in the 1990s after having practically retired from acting , and has been nominated for an oscar in every decade since the 1960s . lord macdonald said : ` it might have been wiser for the cps to say ` we 're going to have this matter resolved in the full public glare of a courtroom rather than simply by the dpp . ' however , sir michael said he was uncomfortable with being labelled a national treasure . he said : ` you do n't know what to do when you 're a national treasure you do n't have a special restaurant you can go to called national treasures you do n't do a course in it , i just live my life . ' he added : ` i did n't set out to be a movie star or rich and famous that would have been a stupid idea for a cockney boy . i set out to be the best actor i could ever be . i never get television scripts , i get so many movie scripts , i love movies . ' further questions also emerged about the true state of lord janner 's health as it was revealed he wrote to the house of lords just a fortnight ago to extend his role . the politician , who has claimed tens of thousands of pounds in expenses in recent years , took a formal leave of absence last october . when asked if he would consider retiring when the election was called , he responded in a personally signed letter received on april 9 asking to continue in office . experts said victims may now be denied the opportunity to sue lord janner because none of the claims have been proven . richard kovalevsky qc said : ` a finding that the acts took place may have consequences for the defendant , particularly one who has the benefit of an honour from the queen . ' mrs saunders has also come under fire over other high-profile cases , including the first disastrous attempt for a conviction for female genital mutilation and the pursuit of journalists .
alison saunders , director of public prosecutions , facing furious backlash . criticism over her decision to spare former mp lord janner from the dock . janner not charged despite 22 allegations of offences against nine victims . campaigners , police and mps have accused her of ignoring victims ' rights .
the furious backlash against the uk 's top prosecutor intensified last night over her decision to spare lord janner from the dock . the position of director of public prosecutions alison saunders looked increasingly fragile as she faced growing calls to stand down . campaigners , police chiefs and mps accused her of ignoring the rights of victims and failing to clear the stench of an establishment cover-up that lingers over the case . at the age of 81 , sir michael caine says he 's ready to retire from acting . from zulu to the italian job and get carter , he has starred in some of britain 's most famous films . but at the age of 81 , it seems sir michael caine may be ready to call it a day . the actor has revealed he has ` probably retired ' and will not make another film unless he is sent a script he can not refuse . speaking to bbc2 's newsnight , sir michael said his latest film youth , in which he stars alongside harvey keitel and rachel weisz , is likely to be his last . and even her one of her predecessors said the horrific allegations should have been resolved in the ` full public glare of a courtroom ' rather than her london office . scroll down for video . campaigners , police and mps have accused alison saunders , the director of public prosecutions , of ignoring the rights of victims and failing to clear last week despite evidence of 22 offences against nine victims was justified because mrs saunders said experts agreed that the former leicester west mp was in such poor health due to advanced alzheimer 's disease . but she also ruled that he should have been charged three times before in 1991 , 2002 and 2007 but was left off the hook . the top qc blamed police and prosecutors and launched in independent review , but her comments stoked fears that lord janner is the beneficiary of a wholesale cover-up . yesterday , calls were growing for a judicial review of her decision , something which leicestershire police has said it is already considering . simon danczuk , the labour mp who exposed cyril smith , said the weight of criticism against mrs saunders suggested something has ` clearly gone very badly wrong ' . sir michael first shot to fame in 1964 's zulu , in which he had to mask his cockney accent to play an upper class british officer . recalling the moment he was cast , he said : ` i was due to play the cockney corporal but they said can you do a posh accent ? the funny thing with the english class system is i bet an english director would n't have given me that part but being american he did n't know the system . ms saunders ruled not to charge lord janner -lrb- pictured -rrb- despite evidence of 22 offences because of his poor health due to alzheimer 's disease . ` they said to me : `` i 've seen you a lot on screen now and you look gay - to americans , english officers look gay . '' but it was funny because then i got nominated for an academy award for alfie who was screwing every woman who could . ' he said : ` mrs saunders is now seen as a roadblock to justice and it 's hard to see how her position remains tenable . ' criticism of mrs saunders began with comments from the home secretary , who has already been lobbied by senior police chiefs , when she said is ` very concerned ' . theresa may said : ` i have been very clear in everything i have said so far about the child sex abuse issue -- i expect to see justice done . ' she was joined by former director of public prosecutions lord macdonald who said a ` trial of the facts ' should have been considered . sir michael caine in a scene from the italian job , 1969 . the actor 's latest film , youth , will probably be his last . this would have enabled a jury to decide the facts without apportioning guilt and without a sentence being passed -- offering a chance for victims to be heard . caine as an upper-class british officer in zulu -lrb- left -rrb- and charlie croker in the italian job -lrb- right -rrb- . caine shooting scenes for his true state of lord janner 's health as it was revealed he wrote to the house of lords just a fortnight ago to extend his role . the politician , who has claimed tens of thousands of pounds in expenses in recent years , took a formal leave of absence last october . when asked if he would consider retiring when the election was called , he responded in a personally signed letter received on april 9 asking to continue in office . experts said victims may now be denied the opportunity to sue lord janner because none of the claims have been proven . richard kovalevsky qc said : ` a finding that the acts took place may have consequences for the defendant , particularly one who has the benefit of an honour from the queen . ' mrs saunders has also come under fire over other high-profile cases , including the first disastrous attempt for a conviction for female genital mutilation and the pursuit of journalists .
the furious backlash against the uk 's top prosecutor intensified last night over her decision to spare lord janner from the dock . the position of director of public prosecutions alison saunders looked increasingly fragile as she faced growing calls to stand down . campaigners , police chiefs and mps accused her of ignoring the rights of victims and failing to clear the stench of an establishment cover-up that lingers over the case . at the age of 81 , sir michael caine says he 's ready to retire from acting . from zulu to the italian job and get carter , he has starred in some of britain 's most famous films . but at the age of 81 , it seems sir michael caine may be ready to call it a day . the actor has revealed he has ` probably retired ' and will not make another film unless he is sent a script he can not refuse . speaking to bbc2 's newsnight , sir michael said his latest film youth , in which he stars alongside harvey keitel and rachel weisz , is likely to be his last . and even her one of her predecessors said the horrific allegations should have been resolved in the ` full public glare of a courtroom ' rather than her london office . scroll down for video . campaigners , police and mps have accused alison saunders , the director of public prosecutions , of ignoring the rights of victims and failing to clear speculation of a cover-up over her decision to spare lord janner . mrs saunders fought back saying it is her job as the head of the crown prosecution service to make ` very difficult decisions ' which are not necessarily popular . but the row showed no sign of abating as further details of the claims levelled against the 86-year-old labour life peer were made public . he said : ` i have no ambitions now ... all i do is , i do films that i really want to do . ` if i do n't get a script -- which i do n't have -- that entices me out , i 'll be done in december when i do the last picture , the last script last week despite evidence of 22 offences against nine victims was justified because mrs saunders said experts agreed that the former leicester west mp was in such poor health due to advanced alzheimer 's disease . but she also ruled that he should have been charged three times before in 1991 , 2002 and 2007 but was left off the hook . the top qc blamed police and prosecutors and launched in independent review , but her comments stoked fears that lord janner is the beneficiary of a wholesale cover-up . yesterday , calls were growing for a judicial review of her decision , something which leicestershire police has said it is already considering . simon danczuk , the labour mp who exposed cyril smith , said the alzheimer 's disease . ` they said to me : `` i 've seen you a lot on screen now and you look gay - to americans , english officers look gay . '' but it was funny because then i got nominated for an academy award for alfie who was screwing every woman who could . ' he said : ` mrs saunders is now seen as a roadblock to justice and it 's hard to see how her position remains tenable . ' criticism of mrs saunders began with comments from the home secretary , who has already been lobbied by senior police chiefs , when she said is ` very concerned ' . theresa may said : ` i have been very clear in everything i have said so far about the child sex abuse issue -- i expect to see justice done . ' she was joined by former director of public prosecutions lord macdonald who said a ` trial of the facts ' should have been considered . sir michael caine in a scene from the italian job , 1969 . the actor 's latest film , youth , will probably be his last . this would have enabled a jury to decide the facts without apportioning guilt and without a sentence being passed -- offering a chance for victims to be heard . caine as an upper-class british officer in zulu -lrb- left -rrb- and charlie croker in the italian job -lrb- right -rrb- . caine shooting scenes for his true state of lord janner 's health as it was revealed he wrote to the house of lords just a fortnight ago to extend his role . the politician , who has claimed tens of thousands of pounds in expenses in recent years , took a formal leave of absence last october . when asked if he would consider retiring when the election was called , he responded in a personally signed letter received on april 9 asking to continue in office . experts said victims may now be denied the opportunity to sue lord janner because none of the claims have been proven . richard kovalevsky qc said : ` a finding that the acts took place may have consequences for the defendant , particularly one who has the benefit of an honour from the queen . ' mrs saunders has also come under fire over other high-profile cases , including the first disastrous attempt for a conviction for female genital mutilation and the pursuit of journalists .
the furious backlash the uk 's top prosecutor intensified over spare lord janner the dock. the position director public prosecutions alison saunders looked increasingly fragile faced growing calls stand. campaigners, police chiefs mps accused her ignoring the rights victims failing clear the stench an establishment cover-up that lingers the case. at the age 81, sir michael caine says 's ready retire acting. from zulu to the italian job and get carter, he has starred. but at the age 81, it seems sir michael caine may ready call the actor has revealed ` probably retired ' and make unless sent a script he not refuse. speaking bbc2 's newsnight, sir michael his latest film youth, in alongside harvey keitel rachel weisz likely his. and even her one her predecessors said the horrific allegations should resolved the ` full public glare a courtroom ' rather her london office. scroll. campaigners, police mps have accused alison saunders the director, ignoring the rights failing clear speculation over her decision spare lord janner. mrs saunders fought saying her job the crown prosecution service make ` very difficult decisions ' which necessarily popular. but the row showed further details levelled the 86-year-old labour life peer. he said : ` i no ambitions now... all i do, films that really. ` if i do n't get a script -- which have that entices out, 'll done in december when do the last picture the scriptve got. ` i always went into every movie an aim. it either to get an oscar make money, that 's the two reasons do movies. i 've two oscars i ' some money som alright. ' at a charity night the royal albert hall to honour his long career, sir michael dropped further hints his film days saying : ` i 've probably retired now go home there a great script think ` oh one. i look to challenges. ' the decision not charge lord janner last despite evidence 22 offences nine victims justified mrs saunders said experts agreed the former leicester west mp in due advanced alzheimer 's disease. but she also ruled he three before in 1991, 2002 but left off the hook. the top qc blamed police and and launched in independent review, but her comments stoked lord janner the beneficiary. yesterday, calls growing her decision, something leicestershire has already simon danczuk, the labour mp who exposed cyril smith said the weight criticism mrs saunders suggested something has ` clearly very sir michael first shot to fame 1964 's zulu, in had mask his cockney accent play an upper class british officer. recalling cast, ` i due the cockney corporal they can a posh accent? the funny thing with the english class system i bet an english director n't given me that part but being he did know the system. ms saunders ruled not charge lord janner -lrb- pictured -rrb- despite evidence 22 offences because his poor health due alzheimer 's disease. ` they said : i 've on screen now look gay - to americans, english officers look. '' but funny then i nominated an academy award alfie who screwing every woman could. ' he : ` mrs saunders is now seen a roadblock justice it 's hard her position remains tenable. ' criticism mrs saunders began comments the home secretary, already lobbied senior police chiefs, when is ` very concerned '. theresa may said : ` i very clear everything so about -- expect justice. ' she joined former director lord macdonald who a ` trial the facts should considered. sir michael caine in a scene the italian job, 1969. the actor 's latest film, youth, will probably his. this would enabled a jury decide the facts without apportioning guilt and without a sentence being passed -- offering victims. caine as an upper-class british officer zulu -lrb- left -rrb- and charlie croker the italian job right. caine shooting scenes for his new movie youth alongside scantily-clad romanian model madalina ghenea. since then, sir michael has appeared won two oscars, a golden globe a bafta in some his best remembered roles he criminals, such in the italian job and get carter. he enjoyed a career resurgence after having practically retired acting, has nominated an oscar every decade lord macdonald said : ` it might wiser the cps say we 're this matter the full public glare a courtroom rather simply by the dpp. ' however, sir michael said uncomfortable being labelled a national treasure. he said : ` you do n't when 're a national treasure you do have a special restaurant called national treasures do a course it, i just live. ' he added : ` i did n't set out rich and that would have a stupid idea for a cockney boy. i set out be the best actor i. i never get television scripts, get so many movie scripts love. ' further questions also emerged the true state lord janner 's health it wrote the house lords just fortnight extend his role. the politician, claimed expenses took a formal leave last october. when asked retiring when the election, in a personally signed letter received april 9 asking continue in. experts said victims may now denied sue lord janner because none. richard kovalevsky qc said : ` a finding the acts took may consequences the defendant, particularly one the benefit an honour from the queen. ' mrs saunders has also come other high-profile cases, the first disastrous attempt for a conviction and the pursuit journalists.
the furious backlash against the uk 's top prosecutor intensified last night over her decision to spare lord janner from the dock . the position of director of public prosecutions alison saunders looked increasingly fragile as she faced growing calls to stand down . campaigners , police chiefs and mps accused her of ignoring the rights of victims and failing to clear the stench of an establishment cover-up that lingers over the case . at the age of 81 , sir michael caine says he 's ready to retire from acting . from zulu to the italian job and get carter , he has starred in some of britain 's most famous films . but at the age of 81 , it seems sir michael caine may be ready to call it a day . the actor has revealed he has ` probably retired ' and will not make another film unless he is sent a script he can not refuse . speaking to bbc2 's newsnight , sir michael said his latest film youth , in which he stars alongside harvey keitel and rachel weisz , is likely to be his last . and even her one of her predecessors said the horrific allegations should have been resolved in the ` full public glare of a courtroom ' rather than her london office . scroll down for video . campaigners , police and mps have accused alison saunders , the director of public prosecutions , of ignoring the rights of victims and failing to clear alzheimer 's disease . ` they said to me : `` i 've seen you a lot on screen now and you look gay - to americans , english officers look gay . '' but it was funny because then i got nominated for an academy award for alfie who was screwing every woman who could . ' he said : ` mrs saunders is now seen as a roadblock to justice and it 's hard to see how her position remains tenable . ' criticism of mrs saunders began with comments from the home secretary , who has already been lobbied by senior police chiefs , when she said is ` very concerned ' . theresa may said : ` i have been very clear in everything i have said so far about the child sex abuse issue -- i expect to see justice done . ' she was joined by former director of public prosecutions lord macdonald who said a ` trial of the facts ' should have been considered . sir michael caine in a scene from the italian job , 1969 . the actor 's latest film , youth , will probably be his last . this would have enabled a jury to decide the facts without apportioning guilt and without a sentence being passed -- offering a chance for victims to be heard . caine as an upper-class british officer in zulu -lrb- left -rrb- and charlie croker in the italian job -lrb- right -rrb- . caine shooting scenes for his true state of lord janner 's health as it was revealed he wrote to the house of lords just a fortnight ago to extend his role . the politician , who has claimed tens of thousands of pounds in expenses in recent years , took a formal leave of absence last october . when asked if he would consider retiring when the election was called , he responded in a personally signed letter received on april 9 asking to continue in office . experts said victims may now be denied the opportunity to sue lord janner because none of the claims have been proven . richard kovalevsky qc said : ` a finding that the acts took place may have consequences for the defendant , particularly one who has the benefit of an honour from the queen . ' mrs saunders has also come under fire over other high-profile cases , including the first disastrous attempt for a conviction for female genital mutilation and the pursuit of journalists .
 The article discusses the backlash against the UK's top prosecutor, Alison Saunders, who has been accused of ignoring victims' rights and failing to clear up an establishment cover-up. Sir Michael Caine has spoken out against her, saying she is "frightened" of taking on powerful people. The article also mentions that Saunders has been criticized for her handling of high-profile cases, including the Lord Janner case. Additionally, it is reported that Saunders will be retiring from her position soon.