Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, is to be investigated by Durham Police following allegations he broke lockdown rules by drinking beer with colleagues in April 2021. The force had previously said it did not believe Sir Keir had breached the coronavirus rules that were in place at the time.
Durham police said today they would begin the investigation into the potential lockdown breaches after receiving “significant new information”. The announcement came the day after voting took place in the local elections and after pressure and more questions following the event in the Durham office of Mary Foy, the local MP
In a statement, the force said: “Earlier this year, Durham Constabulary carried out an assessment as to whether Covid-19 regulations had been breached at a gathering in Durham City on April 30 2021. At that time, it was concluded that no offence had been established and therefore no further action would be taken.
