The Labour Party has rejected claims that Sir Keir Starmer broke lockdown rules with a beer and curry, after a leaked memo brought his denial into question.
the prime minister refused to resign when he was fined during for for breaking lockdown rules. so keir starmer doesn t have to resign even if he s fined, does he? look, keir starmer has clearly got a bunch - | of questions to answer in terms| of how straightforward he s been with the public and his answers to beergate and also, frankly, i the rank double standards. that s for him. the liberal democrats, who would love to be talking about their electoral gains, the most of any party feel on firmer moral ground here. if he s found to have broken the law, does he have to resign? well, as i made really clear, no politician is above the law. so that s a yes? if any politician, be it keir starmer or boris johnson, if they get a fixed penalty notice after a police investigation, it s extremely difficult for them to continue. so this could get even more difficult for sir keir and that won t change until durham police complete their investigation into his behaviour. damian grammaticus, bbc news
a bunch of questions to answer, in terms of how straightforward he s been with the public in his answers to beergate and also, frankly, the rank double standards. that s for him. the liberal democrats, who would love to be talking about their electoral gains the most of any party feel on firmer moral ground here. if he s found to have broken the law, does he have to resign? well, as i made really clear no politician is above the law. so that s yes? so if any politician, be it keir starmer, borisjohnson, if they get a fixed penalty notice after a police investigation, it s extremely difficult for them to continue. so this could get even more difficult for sir keir, and that won t change until durham police complete their investigation into his behaviour. damian grammaticas, bbc news. hong kong s former security chief john lee has been elected as its new chief executive. mr lee oversaw crackdowns on pro democracy protests in 2019 and was the only candidate for the role, which is
pressure, may now be enjoying labour s discomfort. the conservatives losses in the elections are not the story now, but the fact mr johnson has already been found to have broken the law and remains under investigation means tory attacks are muted. the prime minister refused to resign when he was fined during for for breaking lockdown rules. so keir starmer doesn t have to resign even if he s fined, does he? look, keir starmer has clearly got . a bunch of questions to ask in terms of how straightforward he s been i with the public and his answersi to beergate and also, frankly, the rank double standards. i that s for him. the liberal democrats, who would love to be talking about their electoral gains, the most of any party feel on firmer moral ground here. if he s found to have broken the law, does he have to resign? well, as i made really clear, i no politician is above the law. so that s a yes? so if any politician, be it keir starmer, borisjohnson, if they get a fixed penalty noti