Senior Tories have accused Sir Keir Starmer of being an ‘absolute hypocrite’ over the Downing Avenue social gathering row.
Sir Keir has slammed Boris Johnson over revelations about Covid rule-busting occasions in Quantity 10 and has referred to as on the Prime Minister to resign.
However Tory figures have criticised Sir Keir, highlighting an image of the Labour chief from final yr which appeared to point out him consuming a beer whereas chatting to social gathering employees indoors.
Tory figures have criticised Sir Keir, highlighting an image of the Labour chief from final yr which appeared to point out him consuming a beer whereas chatting to social gathering employees indoors
The picture was captured in Might 2021 when Sir Keir was visiting a Labour constituency workplace in Durham forward of the Hartlepool by-election.
The picture was taken by the window of the constructing and appeared to point out Sir Keir holding a beer whereas talking to 2 individuals, with two extra individuals within the background.
England was in step two of Mr Johnson’s lockdown exit roadmap on the time which said that indoor mixing between households was not allowed, until it was for work.
A Tory supply instructed The Telegraph: ‘Sir Keir has spent the previous two months criticising individuals for doing the very same factor he is been doing himself. He’s an absolute hypocrite.’
Mr Johnson had raised the {photograph} throughout Prime Minister’s Questions on December 15 after Sir Keir had grilled him about an alleged Christmas social gathering in Quantity 10 in December 2020.
The PM mentioned: ‘I’ve repeatedly answered that query earlier than. As the suitable honourable and realized gentleman is aware of, a report is being delivered to me by the Cupboard Secretary into precisely what went on.
Sir Keir has slammed Boris Johnson over revelations about Covid rule-busting occasions in Quantity 10 and has referred to as on the Prime Minister to resign
‘The fitting honourable and realized gentleman would possibly clarify why there are footage of him quaffing beer – now we have not heard him accomplish that.’
A Labour spokesman pointed The Telegraph to the social gathering’s earlier assertion regarding the {photograph} during which it mentioned no guidelines had been damaged.
The assertion issued on the time mentioned: ‘Keir was within the office, assembly a neighborhood MP in her constituency workplace and taking part in an internet Labour Get together occasion.
‘They paused for dinner because the assembly was through the night.’