Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that he will resign if fined by police for breaching coronavirus lockdown restrictions. While Starmer insists that he did not breach the rules, he said he will “do the right thing and step down” if Durham police issue him with a fixed penalty notice.
The Conservatives accuse Starmer of “rank double standards” after he demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak over the Partygate scandal. The pair were fined by the Metropolitan Police over lockdown rule breaches.
Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, has also said that she’ll step down if she’s issued with a fine over the so-called ‘Beergate’ gathering. But what lockdown restrictions were in force when it took place?
