Labor MP Angela Raynor is indeed attending an event in which Sir Keira Starmer was caught on camera drinking beer with activists during a blockade, the party confirmed.
Labor has admitted to telling reporters that Ms Raynor did not attend the rally last April, when coronavirus restrictions were in place.
But a party source said it was a “mistake made in good faith”.
What about the Tory MP accused of watching porn in the hall? – the latest policy
A Labor spokesman said that the meeting, which took place in the Durham constituency of local MP Mary Foy on the eve of the by-elections in Hartlepool, did not violate COVID rules.
At that time, people in England were forbidden to mix indoors, except for work.
Richard Holden, a Conservative MP from Northwest Durham, is pressuring police to reconsider their decision not to investigate the event following a fine handed down to Boris Johnson for attending a 10th birthday party.
But Labor has said it has something to do with the Downing Street scandal that rocked the government.
Durham police confirmed they had received “several additional messages” to which they would respond, but said they were not investigating the case.
Speaking to Sky News, Labor Secretary General in the shadow of Labor, Pat McFadden, said: “Police have already looked into this in Durham and have not found anything to do.
Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player
13:54 apologizes in the municipalities for the party
“And, you know, people are trying to do the equivalent of that, but the police have already looked into it. And this is their conclusion.
“I just don’t believe it’s the equivalent of a series of parties in any way – bring your own alcoholic beverage, with alcohol carried out of the suitcase, and ABBA sing Winner Takes It All in the background.
“The attempt to make equivalence is to try to fix that – they want people to think it’s all the same, so the scandal doesn’t matter. And it’s a bad place.”
Mr Holden, meanwhile, said he accepted an apology from Ms Foy after she “drunk” abused him on a municipal terrace on Tuesday night for asking police to review allegations that Sir Cair had broken the rules. to block.
The incident, which is said to have been witnessed by several people, happened while lawmakers waited for a vote late in the evening.
Follow the daily podcast of Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker
In a statement posted on Twitter, Mr Holden said: “Mary Kelly Foy apologized to me from the bottom of her heart when, unprovoked, she approached me drunk, cursed me and grabbed me on the terrace of Parliament on Tuesday night in front of other MPs and members. of the staff .
“I accept her apology and consider the matter closed.
A party source confirmed that Ms. Foy had issued a personal apology.
Add Comment