Keir Starmer cleared by police over beer allegation at lockdown office

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Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer has been cleared of an allegation he broke lockdown rules after he was filmed drinking a beer in an office.

Sir Keir was in the MP’s office for Durham City, working ahead of the Hartlepool by-election in April 2021.

He has previously insisted he did nothing wrong, despite his opponents’ comparisons to the partygate allegations at 10 Downing Street.

Durham Police have now confirmed they do not believe an offense has been committed.

A force spokesman said: “Durham Constabulary reviewed video footage recorded in Durham on April 30, 2021.

“We do not believe that any breach has been established against the legislation and guidance in force at the time and therefore we will take no further action in this regard.”

Sir Keir previously told LBC Radio: ‘The restrictions allowed people to work when they needed to, we were campaigning, we were in a constituency office.

He said no restaurants or pubs were open and the hotel he and his colleagues were staying in was not serving food, so “if you haven’t had takeout, our team hasn’t didn’t eat that night.

Asked if he was ready to apologise, Sir Keir said: ‘We didn’t break any rules, we were working in the office and stopped in for a takeaway.

He added: “We did nothing wrong.”

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