Anybody with doubts about Keir Starmer’s integrity ought to take note of what he has simply finished.
The Labour chief has put his repute on the road.
Dealing with a smear from the Conservatives that he too broke lockdown guidelines, by having a beer and a curry in a Labour MP’s workplace whereas campaigning in a by-election, Starmer has stood his floor.
If he's fined by police for breaking the lockdown guidelines he'll resign as social gathering chief. No ifs, no buts.
He's making use of the identical commonplace to himself as he has finished to Boris Johnson - to abide by the foundations as all of us did.
Starmer is a cautious particular person and it is a daring technique however it's refreshing to see a politician stand by their ideas.
The Tory ‘beergate’ smears are an try to influence the general public that Starmer’s alleged rule breaking is someway equal to the social gathering home that Boris Johnson turned Downing Road into.
The agenda being pushed by the Conservatives, and their gamers within the media, is to unfold the dust and make out that each one politicians are the identical.
However the reality is sort of easy. The Tories have been breaking corona guidelines in Downing Road on an industrial scale. Starmer was merely consuming and having a drink in the middle of his work.
That’s what Nicola Sturgeon appropriately recognized when she stated the Tory ways have been merely an try to distract from critical breaches of corona guidelines throughout the highest reaches of the Tory authorities.
Voters usually are not fools, they'll see which politicians are rogues and which have honour. Yesterday they noticed what integrity seems to be like in politics.
Clear up politics
All political events should have sturdy processes in place to cope with sexual harassment allegations.
As we reveal at present, the SNP’s dealing with of claims towards MP Patrick Grady is a case research in how to not do it.
Grady was alleged to have harassed a 19 12 months outdated SNP staffer and an off-the-cuff assembly was arrange with the complainer to deal with the problem.
An apology was stated to have been provided and the MP in query then placed on conduct coaching.
The controversy was saved out of the general public area and Grady later led on a Commons debate on sexual harassment.
This debacle has been adopted by an official grievance, which has reportedly been upheld.
All political events want to ensure their procedures are truthful in the case of claims of harassment.
Solely when complainers trust within the course of will they be extra prepared to return ahead and flag up wrong-doing.
Our political system has by no means been held in such low regard.
So it is important for a wholesome democracy that our political events are seen to guide change - not contribute to the issue.
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