Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner have been handed questionnaires from Durham Constabulary as the force investigates a gathering held in party offices during lockdown. Both the Labour leader and his deputy have said they will stand down if fined by police - in contrast to the Prime Minister.
Sir Keir was caught on camera drinking a beer in MP Mary Foy’s office after a day of campaigning for the local elections in Durham in April 2021. Ms Rayner was also at the event, dubbed by some as “beergate” in the wake of the Downing Street “partygate” investigation into lockdown breaches.
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