Boris Johnson raised a beer indoors with at least 10 aides in County Durham to celebrate the Tories winning the Hartlepool by-election, while restrictions banned socialising inside pubs.
The PM was photographed in the bar of the Jackson's Wharf Inn on the city's waterfront, where they stayed for around 45 minutes while Tier 2 restrictions were still in place banning socialising indoors and drinking inside pubs.
Labour has accused senior Tories of “wasting police time” by trying to get the Durham force to investigate Keir Starmer over pictures of him having dinner and a bottle of lager with campaign staff while campaigning a week earlier, in April 2021.
