Met police refuse to release beergate details

Ello, ‘ello, ‘ello, what’s goin’ on ‘ere, then? Boris Johnson might have shrugged off partygate but Sir Keir Starmer is not so lucky. The investigation by Durham police into whether the Labour leader and his deputy broke lockdown restrictions in April 2021 is still ongoing, with no end date yet announced. Sir Keir has pledged to quit if he is fined; that curry could yet become the most expensive takeaway of his life…

One intriguing detail about the fateful night in question was the presence of a protection team from the Metropolitan police. The Sun reported that Met bodyguards accompanied the Labour leader on the Durham trip, as part of his efforts during the Hartlepool by-election campaign. The paper published a photograph of a police Range Rover Discovery parked outside the Miners’ Hall where the event was held. The officers would, presumably, have witnessed what went on and whether any rules were indeed broken.

Sadly though, it seems that our boys in blue are less than enthusiastic to share details about Sir Keir Starmer’s police escort.