He said: “Keir Starmer was at work, meeting a local MP at her constituency office and attending a Labor Party online event. “They stopped for dinner as the meeting was in the evening. No rules were violated. “There is simply no comparison between standing in a kitchen and eating something between meetings, with many, blatant rules breaking party drinks in the heart of government, being rejected by lying in the mailbox and ending in an apology from the queen. ».
“The incident is not currently being investigated”
In February, the Durham Constabulary said it did not consider Sir Keir’s actions a breach of the rules. Sources told The Telegraph on Thursday that Sir Keir would not be fined even if he was found to have broken the lockdown rules because Durham police have a policy of not taking retroactive action against Covid offenders. “Consistency must be the key to Durham’s approach and we will seek to ensure that everyone is treated the same in accordance with the law,” a source said. Following new calls for a reassessment of the incident, a spokesman for Durham Police said on Thursday: “Earlier this year, Durham Police undertook a review of the video recorded in Durham on April 30, 2021. “We have stated that we did not believe that there was a violation of the law and the directives that were in force at the time the video was taken and, therefore, we will not take any further action in this regard. “We have since received a number of further announcements on this issue and now we will examine the content of these communications and respond in a timely manner. “For the sake of clarity, Durham police are not currently investigating this incident.”
