Keir Starmer’s political gamble to resign if fined over Beergate pays off

Analysis: Labour leader must act fast to pin Johnson’s legacy and state of economy on entire Tory party

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It took Keir Starmer three days to promise to resign if he was fined for breaking lockdown rules, after Durham police announced its investigation – but those who know him say it was never in doubt that he would do so.

Some may regard him as a little dull, but Starmer is a stickler for the rules. His pledge to resign was a political gamble but it also laid down a genuine dividing line between the former director of public prosecutions and the chaotic, devil-may-care Boris Johnson.

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