Tories call for police investigation into whether Labour leader broke lockdown rules when preparing Brexit speech

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A voice coach employed by Keir Starmer during Covid was part of a small team preparing him to give Labour’s formal response to Boris Johnson’s Brexit team, and needed to be there in person, Downing Street has said.

The Conservatives have called for a police investigation into whether lockdown rules were breached by having Leonie Mellinger travel to London in December 2020 to work with the then opposition leader.