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

There is still no evidence Keir Starmer broke Covid rules with a beer and a takeaway meal during a campaign visit to Durham last year, a senior shadow minister has said, saying it was ludicrous" to suggest the Labour leader was avoiding scrutiny over the issue.

Starmer had been scheduled to attend an Institute for Government event on Monday but has pulled out. Wes Streeting, the shadow education secretary, said he did not know why the decision had been made.