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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Adam Forrest

Keir Starmer should not resign if fined over Beergate ‘fluff’, says Rees-Mogg

Channel 4 / The Andrew Neil Show

Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has suggested Sir Keir Starmer should not resign if he is fined by Durham Police over the beer and takeaway meal with colleagues during lockdown.

Mr Rees-Mogg – who has previously dismissed the Partygate scandal as “fluff” – said the Labour leader should be left to get on with more important matters.

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