Tories calling for 'beergate' investigation 'playing with fire' says Sir John Curtice

'The Conservatives urging Durham Police to investigate [Keir Starmer] once more, are potentially playing with fire.'

Sir John Curtice discusses Sir Keir Starmer pulling out of a speaking engagement amid growing pressure over the 'beergate' scandal.

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[twistedsister]

Let’s get something straight. It was not just the Tories who broke the rules, labour did and so did the rich elites. All ignored by the police who chose to hound normal people out walking their dogs or granny’s sat on a park bench. Hypocrisy at its finest

[Adrian-jkkx]

I don't mind Starmer or Johnson having a curry or do mind Lefty hypocrisy.

[Weirdsinbad]

Man from labor say dont investigate them. Clearly supports labor

[runcatrun]

This beergate is a joke now since it was declare to be no rule broken

[trucker]

What good advice that is, stop going on about it and the public will soon forget about it all.

[leewolf]

Kier should ask Boris if he thinks he should resign over it.
Boris can’t say yes without being the biggest hypocrite in existence

[teresaward]

All the rich broke the rules Boris Starmer all of the broke the rules don't tell us otherwise. We are not stupid Starmer you broke the rules and probably didn't get caught.

[dannywest]

Beer gate, Party gate shut the ###uk#ing

[Musical_Man_Guitar]

If Kier resigns he is doing what he thought should happen. If Boris doesn't he is maintaining the position he took all along. Kier resigning won't be an issue for Boris unless her says he should. Kier is simply caught in his own puritanical web. i.e. a complete fool!

[auldflyer]

Courtesy of Andrew Walsh - "Starmer Korma Karma Chameleon"

[salkeld]

Ask some stupid questions. GoeBels News

[Teenibash]

Time to move on from this. More important things going on.

[geoffreydron]

Adam Wagner, a human rights barrister and a specialist in lockdown rules, said the Labour memo could be used to clear Starmer of allegations he broke the law.

“Seeing that this was a scheduled event as part of the leader of the opposition’s visit to Durham – during a local election campaign, an event focused on him being with a local MP and their staff, and it was in the evening and food was ordered because it was the evening – I don’t really see how it could be a breach of the regulations, ” he said.

“The regulations allowed for any gathering that was reasonably necessary for work or voluntary activity. And obviously the purpose of that visit overall was for the leader of the opposition to visit the local campaigners and the local MP and that is all on the schedule.

“So the police would have to say: ‘Well we actually disagree with the Labour party’s analysis of what was reasonably necessary for the leader’s trip to Durham, ’ and I am doubtful that they could really go behind that reasoning.”

[philipharris-smith]

This guy talks such daft stuff…. Give Labour less scrutiny than the Tories!. He needs to get his nose up out of all the numbers and take some deep breaths of the spring air.

[mstargate]

Maybe getting the country back on its feet should be the issue. You GBNews are not helping things by also concentrating on rubbish. Get a grip and move on for gods sake. Start reporting on the real problems facing UK.