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Keir Starmer beergate allegations dismissed as 'ludicrous' by Wes Streeting

Labour's Shadow Health Secretary said he would not even contemplate that the Labour leader would be fined over the claims that he broke lockdown rules in Durham last year.

Daily Record

Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner to resign if fined over Beergate claims – UK politics as it happened

Latest updates: Labour leader promises to resign if Durham police fine him; deputy Labour leader also says she will quit if issued with FPN

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer ‘not ducking scrutiny’ over Covid questions, ally insists

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting defended the Labour leader from what he called Tory mud-slinging.

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Sir Keir Starmer cancels keynote speech amid ‘beergate’ controversy

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has denied his party’s leader was seeking to avoid scrutiny by cancelling the event

Evening Standard

No evidence Keir Starmer broke Covid rules, says shadow minister

‘Ludicrous’ to suggest Labour leader is trying to avoid scrutiny over issue, says Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer's £200 'Beergate' curry bill has been exaggerated, says takeaway boss

Keir Starmer is now being investigated by Durham Police over the so-called Beergate event while campaigning last year while Covid rules were still in place

Daily Mirror

Sir Keir Starmer 'confident' Durham beer did not break Covid rules

Labour leader was speaking after Durham Police revealed it was looking again at the event

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Sir Keir Starmer ‘confident’ that ‘beergate’ did not breach lockdown rules

The Labour leader said he was focused on the next general election.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer should ‘consider position’ if fined by police, says Diane Abbott

Left-winger speaks out – but the party is not ‘entertaining’ the prospect of its leader standing down

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer accused of 'hypocrisy' over lockdown 'beergate' allegation

Durham Constabulary is investigating claims an evening event attended by the Labour leader may have broke social distancing rules

Wales Online

Starmer accused of hypocrisy over allegations of lockdown-busting drink

Labour allies insisted Sir Keir Starmer would be cleared over the so-called ‘beergate’ row.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting hits out at ‘desperate’ Tories as he defends Sir Keir over Covid probe

Sir Keir Starmer has previously sid that he is confident no rules were broken last April

Evening Standard

Family of victims of Tory Covid care home mistake could be set for £200m

Judges said the Tory Government failed to consider the risks from asymptomatic transmission when they allowed hospital patients to be discharged to care homes

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson accused of ‘misleading’ House of Commons after Covid in care homes ruling

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting claims it’s ‘not true’ that ministers weren’t aware of non-symptomatic transmission of the Covid virus at the start of the pandemic

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Evening Standard

Ed Balls Day 2023: Why Twitter users celebrate the former MP on April 28

Today marks the 12th anniversary of the iconic social media gaffe.

The Guardian - UK

Gay and trans rights issues divide both Tories and Labour

Analysis: while the right looks on gleefully at the left’s contortions over gender identity, it is no better at addressing the same questions

The Independent UK

Labour MP Wes Streeting on trans debate: ‘Men have penises, women have vaginas’

Shadow health secretary’s comments follow Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner rejecting framing of question

The Guardian - UK

Lebedev criticises Labour as MPs debate releasing security advice behind peerage – as it happened

Latest updates: Peer says opposition criticism of him is based on ‘pure innuendo’; government may be forced to release security advice on Lebedev

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Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon 'does not have the courage' to tell SNP a referendum is not happening, says Labour's Wes Streeting

Streeting attacked the SNP leader for putting independence 'ahead of the needs of Scotland'

The Independent UK

Labour’s Wes Streeting apologises for Harold Shipman jibe in Commons

The shadow health secretary said the comment was not ‘in good taste’.

Daily Mirror

Labour warns Boris Johnson trying to 'claim victory' over Covid to distract from Partygate

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting signalled Labour could oppose Boris Johnson's plans to rip up self isolation restrictions unless he provides scientific evidence for the move

Daily Mirror

NHS year-long waits to last until 2025 as 10 million patients stayed away due to Covid

Labour's Wes Streeting said the delayed plan 'falls seriously short of the scale of the challenge facing the NHS and the misery that is affecting millions of people'

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson accused of ‘shameful spinning’ of cancer care targets

Opposition parties say claimed new pledges are not new but an attempt to distract from record NHS backlog

The Independent UK

Almost 300,000 unable to see cancer specialist promptly from April to November

The research from information in the House of Commons library found there were 290,428 breaches of a maximum two-week wait target over seven months.

Evening Standard

Cancer patient MP: One million are waiting for diagnostic scans

Labour’s Wes Streeting on Friday accused the Government of not taking cancer treatment waiting times seriously as he spoke about his own frustration at being forced to wait for a crucial scan.

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