Police Review Over Keir Starmer's Lockdown Drinks In Durham

[naomi24]

//Probe into why officers let Labour leader off as it emerges local party held 'quiz and social' on night he visited and full video shows him swigging beer with colleagues//

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10760959/Police-review-Keir-Starmers-lockdown-drinks-Probe-officers-let-Labour-leader-off.html

Not a good idea to throw stones from a glass house - even if it was once fitted with tinted windows.

[douglas9401]

Isn't it amazing how colour can affect tolerance and perception?

[Gromit]

// Mr Holden asked the force to investigate the quiz, saying it was clearly a ‘social’ and ‘pre-arranged gathering’ which would be in breach of Covid rules. //

How think can he get. An on-line quiz is not a gathering. All the contestants are in different locations.
When I make a zoom call I am miles from the people I am talking with.

[ToraToraTora]

I'm just bored with the whole partygate sheet show! let's move on, there are more important issues.

[youngmafbog]

//When I make a zoom call I am miles from the people I am talking with.//

Singular thinking again. Guess your not good at brainstorming sessions?

I am on a Teams ATM, I am on my own but six of them are sat together in the office.

[youngmafbog]

I'm with TTT.

This is a waste of Police time, as is the met investigation. Yes it's annoying but small fry in the grand scheme of things.

Time to move on and fix the ruddy country.

[naomi24]

//Isn't it amazing how colour can affect tolerance and perception? //

Nothing to do with colour, douglas. Just hypocrisy. And this not even in his own office!!

TTT, I'm all for moving on too - and have been saying that for a long time. Mr Starmer, however, has not been so perhaps we should allow him his day.

[youngmafbog]

No, point has been made Naomi. Proper Conservatives need to be the bigger person and move on.

[naomi24]

I wonder if the people here who have been baying relentlessly for Boris's head now want to move on, YMB? We can only hope so.

[Paul22118]

I don't think Boris should resign over a fixed penalty ticket - enough said. BUT, what will be fantastic tv will be to watch Starmer wriggling, squirming and being so contrite, if, as he should, receive a FPT for the same 'offence'. He needs to put his best barristers wig on to get out of that and not lose mega face.

[Deskdiary]

The incredibly annoying John Ashworth was on TV this morning saying Starmer's get together was "not comparable" with Johnson's.

I entirely agree - if it is as it has been reported, then it's actually worse than Johnson getting interrupted by people he works with, with a cake that didn't even make it out of the box.

[gulliver1]

But Starmer didn't make the Law,
and then break his own Law, though did he Naomi.
I/E one Law for Boris and another one for Joe Public

[Gromit]

Teams is a proprietary business tool from Microsoft, and not really aimed at fun quizzers.
The quiz was being staged from an entirely different building than the one Starmer was in.
In guess you have never done an on-line quiz YMB.

[anneasquith]

Woo hoo a great day for the Tory’s . Have a party .:-)

[douglas9401]

For the avoidance of doubt I meant the colour of rosette, not skin.

[webbo3]

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1550807/Keir-Starmer-BBC-Labour-Party-leader-Sophie-Raworth-party-gate-Boris-Johnson-latest-vn

[Gromit]

Electioneering was permitted during by elections then, in fact it was positively encourage.
Here is our esteemed PM campaigning on the streets of Hartlepool
https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--ucuhcPoY--/f_auto,t_primary-image-desktop@1/v1620221822/theweek/Boris%20Johnson%20Hartlepool.jpg

Meanwhile at Labour HQ in Durham four people can be seen, one of them Starmer drinking beer. At No.10, up to 30 people were at Boris’ birthday bash.

[youngmafbog]

//Teams is a proprietary business tool from Microsoft, and not really aimed at fun quizzers.//

Well well well, who knew it was a MS tool, certainly not this IT Professional who has setup and rolled out MS365 eh?

The underlying principle is the same, Teams is just more secure.

And yes I did once take part in an online quiz, before covid. The teams of players where each in the same 'room' in different places. So I still dont get your point.

[Gromit]

Why would an ordinary user use Teams which costs over £70 per user, when Zoom or FaceTime is free ?