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May 4 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
So: fully referenced thread on #Starmer

When Starmer was photographed drinking beer, the restrictions for the public had been partially lifted, and mixing indoors for work was allowed. Including eating meals at your desk.

He was working.

independent.co.uk/news/uk/keir-s…
In addition, the govt had further relaxed restrictions to allow political parties to campaign during the elections. He was in Durham on a campaign visit, and working in a campaign office. Nobody denies this. It was permitted.

gov.uk/government/pub…
The claim he "ate £200 of curry" sounds excessive until you find out the bill was for the entire office, not one man. Even at £15 a head - a pretty modest amount for a pretty standard curry and beer - that's only 13 people.
Police already looked into all this and found no laws were broken, and no case to answer.

chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…
A few days ago we were told we should ignore Boris Johnson parties because there's a war, and it's a waste of police time.

There is still a war. Getting police to investigate twice - when the evidence I've shown proves no law broken - is 2x waste of time. Image
And it hardly needs pointing out that Boris Johnson headed the gov that wrote the rules. It was one party, it was at least 12. Over 50 people have been fined and a further 100 questioned, with more fines expected.

Very different from dinner at work at a time the law allowed it
We all know why they're pushing this story. Sling mud, hope some sticks, and distract from Johnson, Sunak, Hancock mixing with Randox, rapists, coke-heads, tractor wankers, "sexist of the year" awards, and Nadine Dorries being incapable of the most basic of human tasks.
But it's still worth pointing out what utter bollocks the whole thing is, and how a simple look at the legal restrictions at the time of the photo proves nothing illegal was done. It takes 2 minutes.

Every single "journalist" pushing this story must know it to be false.

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