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Labour was accused of being in denial over Beergate yesterday as one of Sir Keir Starmer’s frontbench team insisted he was ‘Mr Rules’.
The party was thrown into turmoil by a bombshell document in The Mail on Sunday yesterday which cast doubt on his account of his notorious visit to Durham when he was caught on camera swigging beer.
Even Left-wingers who had defended Sir Keir admitted they now believed he had serious questions to answer.
But the party’s housing spokesman Lisa Nandy rejected claims the leaked planning memo undermined his version of events.
Asked seven times across two interviews if Sir Keir should resign if it is found he broke the law, Miss Nandy refused to answer. Mr Clarke-Smith said he believed Labour was ‘in denial’ over the issue
‘He is Mr Rules, he does not break the rules,’ she told Sky
