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The Labour leader said he was ‘confident no rules were broken’ at the event in Durham a year ago.

Durham Constabulary said the year-old allegations will be looked at again after previously saying no offence had been established.

The Labour leader said it makes ‘absolutely no difference’ if deputy Angela Rayner was present at the time.

Labour sources admitted a 'genuine mistake' after an official initially denied she was there. But Labour denied Tory claims they broke the law and hit back: "They want people to think it’s all the same, so no scandal matters"

The clash happened at Westminster's Stranger's bar as the row over Partygate intensified

The Labour leader was filmed drinking a beer on a visit to Durham a year ago and he insisted he had done nothing wrong

Richard Holden has urged Durham Police to reopen a probe into the Labourleader’s conduct during lockdown last year - but boasted on Facebook about having a work-related curry

He was videoed drinking a beer during a visit to Durham almost exactly a year ago.

Richard Holden asks police to reconsider decision to clear Starmer over allegations he broke lockdown rules