Starmer to resign if fined for Covid bash

LONDON: British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said yesterday he would resign if police decide he broke Covid-19 rules, putting pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has refused to step down after he was fined over a lockdown-busting party.

British police said they would investigate Starmer over a potential breach of the lockdown rules in 2021 after receiving significant new information. Footage shows him drinking beer with colleagues indoors, when such gatherings were banned if not essential for work.

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner said that she would also step down if issued with a fine from the police.