The opening of this investigation Place Keir Starmer in a delicate position, he who has repeatedly called the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to resignation following the holiday scandal at Downing Street during the confinements.
Le Monde with AFP
The announcement targets the good electoral results obtained by plowing in local elections, the results of which sound like a “partygate” sanction for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The head of the Labor Party, Keir Starmer, the first opponent of the head of government, is in turn implicated for possible offenses to the regulation against the COVVI-19, said the police, Friday, May 6.
The litigious group dates back to April 2021 when the Labor chief campaigned for a partial legislative. The gatherings inside were prohibited but Keir Starmer explained that he had ordered Currys and beers for the team gathered that evening in Party premises in Durham, in northeast England. According to him, it was the only possible solution with closed restaurants.
The police had already looked into this meal of around thirty people and concluded that “no offense had been established”, but many details have since emerged in the press, in particular the Tabloid Daily Mail , marked on the right, which has devoted several “some” to the case in recent days. Friday, the police justified the opening of the survey by receiving “new important information”.
Labor denies having violated the rules
“Obviously, we will answer all the questions,” said a spokesperson for plowing, repeating that “no rule has been raped”. A few weeks after the fine inflicted on Boris Johnson in the “Partygate”, the opening of this investigation, however, places Keir Starmer in a delicate position. The Labor leader has repeatedly called the Prime Minister to resign to respond to the holiday scandal at Downing Street during confinements.
Boris Johnson received a fine for a brief appearance on a surprise birthday organized for his 56th birthday, on June 19, 2020. According to the British press, the Prime Minister participated in at least five of the dozen other rallies on which the London police are still investigating. When the opening of an investigation with Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer had mentioned a “shame brand” and called on the head of government to resign.