Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and deputy Angela Rayner cleared of breaking lockdown rules over Durham 'beergate' meeting.
At the Durham gathering on 30 April, which was in the run-up to the Hartlepool by-election, people drank beer and ate curry in the constituency office of City of Durham MP Mary Foy.
This decision matters because it tells you who will lead the Labour Party into the next general election. He can and will now return to his argument that not all politicians are the same; that integrity matters.But while he is mighty relieved today, this is also the week that his biggest political challenge, becoming prime minister, arguably became a bit harder.
Following the investigation, the police have now said they would not be issuing any fines and no further action will be taken.
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