Keir Starmer has 'questions to answer' over the 'Beergate' allegations, George Eustice has told LBC
When asked by Nick if a full inquiry was needed, Mr Eustice said: "It's certainly the case that Keir Starmer's got questions to answer.
"I mean, we've all seen him being highly self-righteous in recent weeks about allegations around the Prime Minister and the fact that the Prime Minister received that Fixed Penalty Notice for literally having people around with a cake for his birthday. He said the allegations levelled at Sir Keir were "quite extraordinary claims if they turn out to be true".
"I think we definitely need to hear from Keir Starmer, he's got questions to answer, we need to see a full account of what happened because this story does seem to be quite well-sourced to police protection officers," he added.On April 20, the day the photo was taken, the rules stated: "You must not socialise indoors except with your household or support bubble.
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