Keir Starmer faces police investigation over lockdown breach claims

Durham police to look into allegations Labour leader broke Covid rules by having a beer with staff during byelection campaign

The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, is facing a formal investigation into claims he broke lockdown rules by having a beer and a takeaway meal with staff during election campaigning last year, after police said they had received significant new information" about the gathering.

While Labour said they were happy to cooperate with Durham police and insisted that no rules had been broken, the news is deeply uncomfortable for Starmer, who called for Boris Johnson to resign when he was investigated for a breach of the rules.