Sir Keir is expected to learn his fate from Durham Police this week as they investigate allegations that both he and his deputy Angela Rayner broke lockdown rules with Labour activists in April last year. Starmer has said he will resign if
Sir Keir has said he will stand down if Durham police impose a fixed penalty notice for attending a gathering in April 2021 where Labour activists enjoyed beer and curry. But a poll by Techne for the Sunday Express found 66% of
Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Angela Raynor have now handed their questionnaires to Durham Police in relation to claims the pair broke lockdown rules last April. The investigation comes after footage was caught of the two drinking beer and eating a takeaway curry
Durham Police are investigating whether they broke Covid rules. A party spokesman confirmed they had returned their questions. Sir Keir had been seen drinking a beer in an MP’s office in Durham in April 2021 but denied that it flouted any rules.
Documents emailed to the pair include detailed questions about their lockdown beer-and-curry episode. One series focuses on a football shirt presented to Sir Keir at the event in Durham. He, Ms Rayner and about 15 other Labour staffers and volunteers received questionnaires
Ms Rayner, who is being described by a source as “the real power in the Labour Party”, has received a questionnaire along with Sir Keir Starmer for attending the pre-arranged “beergate” event in April last year where more than £200 of curry
Conservative Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith said: “This raises new questions and I am sure the public would like to know whether Durham Police have liaised with Labour’s Police and Crime Commissioner over the Beergate investigation and of any involvement she may or
Critics say a photograph showing the Labour leader holding up a football shirt is at odds with his claim he was working that night and not socialising. Sir Keir was seen at the Miners Hall in Durham on April 30, last year,
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The results appear to reflect a growing sense that Sir Keir may not be the right person to lead Labour to an election victory, especially with him still fighting allegations that he lied over the event in Durham on April 30 last