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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Liam Thorp

Next Labour leader betting odds as Keir Starmer considering pledging to 'resign if fined'

Reports suggest Labour leader Keir Starmer will pledge to resign his position if he is fined for breaching lockdown rules - prompting questions about who could replace him.

The Labour boss continues to face questions over the so-called 'beergate' saga. Durham Police are officially investigating claims he broke lockdown rules by having a beer and takeaway with staff during a campaign event last year.

Today, the Times newspaper is reporting that Sir Keir is now considering announcing that he will step down from his position if he is found to have broken lockdown rules and hit with a police fine. Neither Prime Minister Boris Johnson or Chancellor Rishi Sunak resigned after they were fined for lockdown breaches by the Metropolitan Police.

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