A day after the start of the investigation, Sir Keir told the Commons: “The reality is that we now have the shameful spectacle of the UK Prime Minister being the subject of a police investigation, unable to lead the country and unable to do the right thing. something. “
He tweeted the following week: “Honesty and decency are important. After months of denials, the prime minister is now under criminal investigation for violating his own blocking laws. He must do the right thing and resign. “
On Friday night, Sir Cair was accused of hypocrisy. Richard Holden, a local Conservative MP who called on Durham police to investigate the beergate, told The Telegraph: “Sir Keir Starmer has been ruthlessly attacking the prime minister over the past year.
“Starmer’s own words should guide his actions if he is an honest man. If they don’t, he will simply be nailed to the fact that he is nothing but a cheap political opportunist who plays in politics without caring about the principles he intends to follow. “
Tory MP Mark Harper, who called on Mr Johnson to resign over the partygate, wrote on Twitter: “He made the rules. He can’t get away if he is found to have violated them. “
Sir Kear refused to answer questions about the investigation on Friday afternoon as he passed reporters gathering to cover the local election results.
In an interview with Sky News later, he said: “Well, as I explained several times, we were working in the office, we stopped eating something. No party, no breaking the rules.
“The police have obviously done their job, we must allow them to deal with it. But I am convinced that no rules have been broken.
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