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Beergate: Keir Starmer pledges to resign if he is fined – a look at how the media reacted to the announcement from Starmer and Rayner.

The Daily Mail accuses Sir Keir of putting pressure on detectives who now know that their decisions could decapitate the official opposition.

The Sun describes the Labour leader’s announcement as a desperate and outrageous attempt to strong-arm police into clearing him.

The Daily Mirror contrasts his move with the prime minister’s refusal to go after he was fined. “This is what honour looks like, Mr Johnson” is the paper’s headline.

FT says the Labour leader has struggled to define himself with voters. By offering to resign if he is fined by police he stands in sharp contrast to Boris Johnson

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