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Tuesday briefing: Partygate v Beergate: Everything you need to know

In today’s newsletter: Archie Bland breaks down accusations the Labour leader broke lockdown rules, and exactly how they compare to Downing Street’s string of scandals

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s moment of drama is an unexpected gamble

Analysis: Resignation promise has been praised as a bold move, but not everyone in the Labour camp is convinced it’s the right one

The Guardian - UK

Starmer gambled Labour’s fortunes on his integrity – no wonder he’s in deep trouble

Focusing on honesty and decency was always going to be a thin strategy, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Keir Starmer 'will do the right thing' and resign if fined over alleged covid breach

The Labour leader maintained he did not believe the rules had been broken when he attended a beer and curry gathering in Durham

Wales Online

UK Labour's Starmer to offer to resign if fined for COVID rule breach - Sky News

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer will offer to resign if he is found by police to have broken COVID rules at a gathering last year, Sky News reported on Monday without citing sources.

Reuters

Why is Keir Starmer a Sir? How the Labour leader got his knighthood

The MP for Holborn and St Pancras moved from law into politics at the age of 52. He replaced Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party in 2020.

Chronicle Live

Councillor who made Islamophobic slur about Humza Yousaf elected again

Jim Dempster quit Labour to run as an independent after the party was about to act against him

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Barrister and Covid expert explains why he doubts Keir Starmer broke ANY lockdown laws

I struggle to see how Durham police could decide that, in fact, they have a better understanding of the political necessity of the Leader of the Opposition’s schedule right before the local election, says Adam Wagner

Daily Mirror

Lisa Nandy: Sir Keir Starmer ‘is Mr Rules, he does not break the rules’

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab accused Sir Keir of ‘complete hypocrisy’ over the Durham beer-and-curry event being investigated by police.

The Independent UK

London is the biggest issue facing democracy in the UK - but no one talks about it

THERE has been much talk in recent years about a “culture war” in Britain, allegedly fought between two political and social factions:…

The National (Scotland)

Sir Keir Starmer 'confident' lockdown curry and beer gathering didn't breach Covid rules

Durham Constabulary is investigating claims an evening event attended by the Labour leader last year might have broken the social distancing regulations in force at the time

Daily Mirror

Fresh calls for PM to quit as Tories lose hundreds of seats in local elections

Boris Johnson saw his party surrender control of Westminster, Barnet and Wandsworth councils in London. Tories also lost West Oxfordshire. Keir Starmer said the vote was a 'turning point' for Labour

Daily Mirror

Leeds local election results as Labour sees victory and Social Democratic Party wins seat

The Labour Party has increased its vote share on last year's local elections and made gains on the Conservative oppostion

Leeds Live

Labour steadies the ship to avoid more North East election pain – but it isn't all plain sailing

Labour stopped the rot in Sunderland on election night and retains commanding majorities on the other four Tyne and Wear councils, but still faces some big questions

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‘I wanted the Conservatives out’: readers on the local election results

Readers explain what decided their vote and give their views on the results so far

Reuters

UK police to investigate Labour leader over possible lockdown breach

British police said on Friday they would investigate opposition leader Keir Starmer over a potential breach of COVID-19 lockdown rules in 2021 after receiving significant new information, delivering an embarrassing blow to the Labour Party.

Daily Record

Keir Starmer set to be investigated again over 'beergate' allegations

Reports claim that pressure from Tory MPs and rightwing newspapers may force Durham police to investigate Labour's beer and curry dinner break again.

Daily Mirror

When will local elections 2022 final results be announced? Count times for every council

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed some of the results returned by Labour in the Local Elections 2022, with particularly positive gains in London. Some seats are yet to be announced, so here's a guide to when they will be

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Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer says Labour is winning 'north and south' after town hall victories

Speaking in Barnet, the Labour leader said his party had "turned a massive corner" after taking key Tory strongholds in London and chalking up victories in Cumberland and Southampton

The Independent UK

Starmer claims ‘massive turning point’ for Labour, despite failure to make breakthrough in North

‘An awful lot of work to do’: Elections guru says results do not put Starmer on route to No 10

Manchester Evening News

Local elections 2022: What's happened in UK so far as Tories suffer heavy losses in London

The Labour Party has swiped the London boroughs of Wandsworth, Westminster and Barnet from the Tories

Wales Online

Local Election 2022: Conservatives lose 'Thatcher's favourite council' for first time since 1978

The London council of Wandsworth had been held by the Tories for over four decades

Chronicle Live

Labour maintain control of South Tyneside Council but Greens and Independents also celebrate gains

The biggest surprise of the night itself came in the form of the Conservatives losing a favoured seat in Cleadon and East Boldon to the Green Party

Chronicle Live

Labour maintain control of Sunderland City Council as Lib Dems celebrate only gains of the night

Ahead of the vote, Sunderland was tipped as a city to watch as Conservative councillors predicted Labour could lose overall control

The Independent UK

‘The man is a clown’: Voters give their verdict on polling day in key London boroughs

Rory Sullivan talks to voters in Wandsworth while Maryam Zakir-Hussein takes the polling day temperature in Barnet

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