You probably don't because it didn't happen, but remember that time Keir Starmer almost had to resign? Cast your mind back to the spring of 2022 and the Labour leader had promised to quit if he received a fixed-penalty notice for the beer and curry he consumed following an event in Durham.
Why did he make such a commitment? Well, Starmer had repeatedly called on Boris Johnson to resign after the prime minister received a fine for breaking Covid-19 regulations. So this was partly out of a sense of moral leadership (no sniggering at the back). Of course, it was also political calculation. Starmer (and Angela Rayner's) resignation promise raised the stakes but also took some of the sting out of the story. They would either come out stronger or be forced to leave the stage.
