Keir Starmer’s political gamble to resign if fined over Beergate pays off
by Heather Stewart Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#616XS)
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It took Keir Starmer three days to promise to resign if he was fined for breaking lockdown rules, after Durham police announced its investigation - but those who know him say it was never in doubt that he would do so.
Some may regard him as a little dull, but Starmer is a stickler for the rules. His pledge to resign was a political gamble but it also laid down a genuine dividing line between the former director of public prosecutions and the chaotic, devil-may-care Boris Johnson.
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