Sir Keir Starmer is not avoiding answering questions over claims he broke lockdown rules according to his closest allies.
The Labour leader, who drank beer and ate curry in an MP’s office during a visit before a by-election last year, has cancelled an appearance on Monday.
Streeting said Sir Keir was a man of “decency and honesty” and was not “dodging” scrutiny.
But the Tories have accused Sir Keir of double standards.
Sir Keir – who has previously called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak to resign over attending Downing Street lockdown events – drank beer and ate curry in the constituency office of City of Durham Labour MP Mary Foy during a visit in April last year when lockdown restrictions were in place.
Durham police have launched an inquiry into whether Covid rules were broken, having previously ruled this out.
A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Keir was working. A takeaway was made available in the kitchen, and he ate between work demands. No rules were broken.”
Some on the left of the party such as Diane Abbott have suggested that if fined Starmer will be left with no option but to resign.
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