‘I will resign if fined over Beergate,’ says Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner says she’ll quit too.
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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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Get a fine? We will resign is the headline for the Metro which reports on Starmer’s pledge to resign if he is fined over Beergate.
I’ll resign if I’m handed Covid fine, Starmer says reads the headline for the front page of the Independent.
Starmer’s gamble: leader pledges to quit if fined over beergate reports the front page of the Guardian.
This is what honour looks like, Mr Johnson – that’s the headline of the Daily Mirror, which reports on Beergate and Starmer’s pledge.
PM: I’ll strive night and day to level up Britain – says the front splash of the Daily Express which reports on levelling up.
State Opening Blow: Crown and Out is how the Sun describes the news that the Queen will not open Parliament due to mobility issues.
The Metro says the US could experience 100million coronavirus infections this fall and winter, as well as a wave of deaths, the Biden administration has warned.
The Metro says Sir Keir Starmer has put his leadership on the line and pledged to resign if he is fined over a beer and curry meeting during lockdown.
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