After having himself called on Boris Johnson to resign during his conviction for non-compliance with anti-covid rules, Keir Starmer is now the subject of an investigation.
British opposition leader Keir Starmer pledged on Monday (May 9) to resign if he, like Prime Minister Boris Johnson, receives a fine for breaking anti-Covid rules by sharing beers and curry with a sound crew. left.
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“I’m absolutely clear that no law has been broken“, Hammered in front of the press the leader of Labour. “But if the police decide to fine me, of course, I will do what has to be done and I will resign“, he said.
Awkward position
Keir Starmer has repeatedly called on Boris Johnson to resign in recent weeks and now finds himself under investigation by the police. The disputed grouping at the origin of the “beer gate” dates back to April 2021 and took place in Durham, in the northeast of England when the leader of Labor was campaigning for a partial legislative.
Indoor gatherings were prohibited, but Keir Starmer explained that he had ordered curry and beers for the team that met that evening in party premises, the only alternative according to him to closed restaurants. The opening of an investigation into this gathering puts Keir Starmer in a delicate position, he who has repeatedly called on the Prime Minister to resign in the “party gate“.
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Boris Johnson was fined for a brief appearance at a surprise birthday party held for his 56th birthday on June 19, 2020. According to British press reports, the Prime Minister attended at least five of the dozen other rallies on which police in London is still investigating.
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