Posted on 05/09/2022 7:51:35 AM PDT by RandFan
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his team have discussed whether he will promise to resign in the event of being fined by Durham police for breaking Covid rules.
The opposition leader is expected to make a statement at 16:00 BST.
Sir Keir has been under pressure after police announced they would be investigating an event at which he drank beer at an MP's office in 2021.
Labour has said Sir Keir was working, and insist no rules were broken.
But, Conservatives have accused Sir Keir of "rank double standards" as the opposition leader had previously called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak to resign over attending Downing Street lockdown events.
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Being under police investigation for drinking beer in an MP’s office says it all.
Classic “it’s good for me but not for thee”
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