British opposition leader vows to resign if fined over lockdown rules

By Misty Severi

Published May 9, 2022 5:55pm ET

British opposition leader vows to resign if fined over lockdown rules — A British politician on Monday said he would resign as the leader of the Labour Party if the police find he broke lockdown protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic last April. Keir Starmer, the opposition leader in British Parliament, said he did not violate any protocols during lockdown, despite photos surfacing of him drinking a beer […]

A British politician on Monday said he would resign as the leader of the Labour Party if the police find he broke lockdown protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic last April.

Keir Starmer, the opposition leader in British Parliament, said he did not violate any protocols during lockdown, despite photos surfacing of him drinking a beer and eating curry at a party in the office of Labour lawmaker Mary Foy.