Asked if there had been any contact from Durham police in recent weeks, he told BBC Radio 4 Today: “The police examined this months ago and came to a clear conclusion that ‘no rules have been broken’, and that is because there are no rules. they were broken.” Starmer said: “We worked in the office, it was just before the election, we were busy, we took a break from eating; there was no party, no rules were broken, this is the long and the small.” He added that “the only thing that happened last week was that with the local elections on the horizon, the Conservative MPs decided to throw mud.” But when repeatedly asked if there was contact between him and Durham’s officer, Starmer did not confirm whether this was the case or not, but reiterated that “no rules were violated”. Footage emerged of the Labor leader drinking a beer with colleagues in April 2021, while restrictions on the coronavirus were in place. In February, Durham police confirmed that they did not believe any crime had been committed. A spokesman for the force said: “Durham Police have examined videos recorded in Durham on 30 April 2021. We do not believe any wrongdoing has been established in relation to the laws and regulations in force at the time and we will not take any further action. in relation to this issue “. Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST Speaking to Sky News, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the international trade minister, said the officers should reconsider the allegation, adding that if police “consider imposing a pre-determined sentence, then it is clear that this would be the tool she has at her disposal to do it “. . Regarding the allegation, he said: “I understand that there is some work in progress and I would definitely urge them to look into it.” He added: “I would like the Dharma police officer to look into everything and – if they felt that a consistent penalty notice was the appropriate declaration of completion in the same way that the Metropolitan Police have here for many people who were on Downing Street at events deemed inappropriate – then what I would like to see is the same notice of a fixed sentence “.
