Sir Keir Starmer will be investigated by Durham Police over "beergate" allegations, according to the Telegraph.
Officers previously said they did not believe the Labour leader had breached covid rules when he and colleagues drank beer and had a takeaway curry in April 2021 - a time when most indoor social mixing was banned. After days of repeated questions over the events, the force is now set to announce a full investigation, the Telegraph reports.
Sir Keir appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday where he was grilled by Richard Madeley over the allegations. Richard asked: "What do you say to the fact that evidence seems to be emerging that there were about 30 takeaway meals and bottles of beer and social intercourse that went on about 10pm, did that happen?"
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The Labour leader insisted he was "very careful to abide by the rules". He added: “We’re on the road. At the end of the day we’re in the office preparing. Now that evening, from memory we were doing an online event for members.
"At some point, this was in the evening, everybody’s hungry and a takeaway was ordered. It was then delivered to the kitchen of the offices… In Durham, all restaurants and pubs were closed, so takeaways really were the only way you could eat. So this was brought in and at various points people went through to the kitchen and had something to eat, and got on with their work.”
It comes after the Prime Minister was fined for breaking covid rules on numerous occasions. Boris Johnson continues to face calls to resign after he was fined for attending his own birthday party in the Cabinet room in Downing Street in June 2020.
Mr Johnson, his wife Carrie Johnson, and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak are all understood to have paid £50 each for breaking the law.
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