Nicola Sturgeon has said Tory attacks on Keir Starmer over the so-called “beergate” event are part of a “massive operation” to divert attention away from Boris Johnson’s “serial breaching” of lockdown rules.
The First Minister spoke out in defence of the Labour leader on Monday as he was reported to consider announcing he will resign as Labour leader if he is found guilty of breaching Covid rules.
According to The Times newspaper, Starmer is being encouraged by close colleagues to adopt the strategy to heap pressure on Boris Johnson, who Starmer has called on to quit after he was issued with a fixed penalty notice for attending a birthday party in the Cabinet Office in June, 2020.
