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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Angus Cochrane

Keir Starmer's resignation would not force Boris Johnson to quit, Tory minister says

Keir Starmer has thrown down the gauntlet to Boris Johnson

KEIR Starmer’s resignation would not necessitate the exit of the Prime Minister from Downing Street, a Tory minister has insisted.

The Labour leader announced on Monday that he will resign if he is fined by police over alleged lockdown rule-breaking. Starmer said he would do the “right thing” if he was issued with a fixed penalty notice in relation to a gathering in Labour offices in Durham in April last year.

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