A party leader attempting to get their message out ahead of local elections only to be frustrated by repeated questions about Covid breaches during lockdown. This was how Tory and Labour strategists alike expected Boris Johnson’s electoral campaign to play out. Only with one day to go until polling day, it’s actually Keir Starmer on the receiving end.
These days the Labour leader can’t get through an interview without being pressed on “Beergate” – an incident last April when he was pictured drinking a beer indoors in Durham with Labour staff while the rest of England was under stage 2 Covid rules (meaning no socialising outside of your own household or bubble).
