Labour's Lisa Nandy has said she is "absolutely confident" that Keir Starmer did not flout lockdown laws by having a curry and a beer with aides during campaigning - and described him as "Mr Rules".
The Shadow Levelling Up Secretary accused the "desperate" Government of "slinging mud" at Labour rather than tackling the cost of living crisis.
She said it was "absurd" to compare Mr Starmer having a takeaway with campaigners ahead of last year's Hartlepool by-election to the 12 gatherings in Downing Street being probed by police.
