Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer [File image]investigate opposition leader Keir Starmer over a potentialdelivering an embarrassing blow to the Labour Party.tarmer, who previously served as the country’s top prosecutor, has led calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak to resign after they both received fines relating to a birthday party celebration thrown for Johnson by staff in his Downing Street office in June 2020.
An internal report found that staff in Downing Street held a string of boozy parties during COVID lockdowns, angering the public and damaging trust in the country’s political system.Starmer has also faced increased scrutiny over footage from April 2021 showing him drinking a bottle of beer with colleagues indoors during a visit to the northeast of England.
The local Durham police force previously said it had concluded that no offence had been established but on Friday it said that “following the receipt of significant new information over recent days” an investigation had been opened.“We remain clear that no rules were broken,” the spokesperson said.