Keir and Angela’s drinks party

I would imagine thats part of the polices job.

Local elections are next Thursday, it’s another attempt to cast aspersions on Keir Starmer and Labour to mitigate the damage. As you say Zonne the bottom of the barrel has been reached.

If they are found to have broken the rules I will be very pleased. Sauce for the goose etc. Breaking lockdown rules doesn’t have to have been done by being at a ‘party’.

...but obviously two different police forces interpret this differently on the same law!!!

Casdon

Except it wasn’t a party.

And the Downing St one was apparently not a party either!! I'm not a fan of any of them really but....

1. Boris returns from a work visit; heads to Cabinet Room for a Covid meeting. Several staff come in with a cake and to wish him Happy Birthday, arranged by his wife. Rishi Sunak arrives for Covid Meeting, stands inside door. Whole shebang lasts 10 minutes and apparently the cake was never cut! Boris and Rishi carry on working

Boris and Rishi get fined (and Carrie)

2. Meanwhile Keir and Angela are out working - canvassing. Arrive at cronies office, meet for work! Stop for 15 minutes for Pizza ordered by colleagues (and apparently a beer). Carry on working!!

No-one fined

Guidance said meetings should be on line, no meeting indoors with people outside your bubble.

No idea if there were exceptions for Downing Street/Politicians/Civil Service or for Canvassing for elections. But I cant pretend to see a significant difference between the two events!

This was months ago. It was investigated by Durham police who concluded,

“We do not believe an offence has been established in relation to the legislation and guidance in place at that time and will therefore take no further action in relation to this matter.”

And they didn’t treat it as the Met did the Tories, since they investigated it as soon as they knew about it, not months later in response to huge public pressure.

Despite Holden complaining to them now, and trying to spin their response as a new enquiry, all they have said is:

"[We] were sent a letter by Richard Holden MP on April 22.

"As a courtesy, we have replied to Mr Holden to confirm we have received that letter and will consider its contents before responding in due course."

But do keep desperately scraping away at that barrel bottom.

Except it wasn’t a party.

It's not news about Starmer though. I saw that video of him drinking at a party ages ago.