Durham Constabulary have confirmed they will be taking no further action over a photo of Keir Starmer having a beer last April.
The Labour leader was pictured drinking indoors with colleagues in County Durham in the run-up to last year's local elections.
Last night, the force confirmed that no further action is to be taken with regard to the incident.
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As reported by The Mirror, a Durham Police spokesman said: "We have reviewed the case. We have determined that no laws were broken and no further action will be taken in this matter."
It follows demands from various Tory MPs and supporters following the partygate scandal involving Boris Johnson and the No 10 lockdown Christmas party first revealed by The Mirror.
Tory MP for Morecambe David Morris claimed there was "no difference" between what Mr Johnson and Sir Keir had been accused of during a debate in the House of Commons.
And Alexander Stafford, Tory MP for Rother Valley, said there should be no 'hypocrisy' and that 'all sides need to be investigated'.
He told MPs: 'Those in glass houses should not throw beer bottles.'
Sir Keir was pictured drinking a bottle of beer in a Durham constituency office with other Labour campaigners in April last year, days before the local elections.
At the time, England was in 'step two' of the roadmap out of coronavirus lockdown.
The Labour leader came under fire as Johnson was increasingly criticised for a number of parties held at No.10.
Sir Keir said: “I was in a constituency office days before the election, we were very busy, we were working, at some time some food turned up.
“We stopped, we had our food and then we carried on working. That is not a breach of the rules, it’s not a party and it’s no comparison to the Prime Minister.
"It was perfectly lawful to meet for work, which is what we were doing.
“The party that was put to the Prime Minister on Wednesday happened because an invitation was sent to 100 people saying 'let's have some socially distant drinks in the garden and bring your own booze'.
Asked where he draws the line, the Labour leader replied: “The line is drawn in the rules - and the Prime Minister broke the rules”.
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