Beergate: Labour 'confident' no COVID rules were broken

Labour is "completely confident that no rules have been broken" in the 'beergate' incident involving party leader Sir Keir Starmer, the shadow attorney general has said. Speaking to Sky News, Emily Thornberry MP has said the party "will answer any questions put to us" over the claim Sir Keir broke lockdown rules while drinking with colleagues. Her comments come after Durham Police said they will be investigating the incident, which took place during campaigning for the Hartlepool by-election in April 2021. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol Sky News videos are also available in German here/Hier können Sie außerdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales