Angela Rayner has suggested she will not appeal if fined by Durham Police for a breach of Covid rules and said the party will be able to find new leadership “very quickly” if required.
In a high-stakes gamble both Labour’s deputy leader and Sir Keir Starmer have pledged to resign if issued with a fixed penalty notice, but have repeatedly insisted no rules were broken when beer and curry was consumed after a campaigning event in April 2021.
