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Dan O'Donoghue

County Durham Tory MP Richard Holden accused of wasting police time over 'Beergate'

Durham Tory MP Richard Holden has been accused of wasting police time, after Labour leader Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner were cleared of breaking lockdown rules for a second time.

Mr Holden campaigned earlier this year for police to reinvestigate a work event held in the offices of Mary Foy MP, saying that there were questions to answer after Sir Keir was videoed drinking a bottle of beer over a takeaway curry with colleagues.

At the time, non-essential retail and outdoor venues including pub gardens were open, but social distancing rules – which included a ban on indoor mixing between households – remained in place.

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