Sir Keir Starmer's lockdown voice coach was not a "key worker", while speech therapists were not exempt from Covid "Stay at Home" rules, it has emerged. Leonie Mellinger, said to be a long-time friend of Starmer,

Sir Keir Starmer has denied lockdown rules were broken when a voice coach was present during his preparation for a Brexit press conference. Leonie Mellinger was invited to coach the then-opposition leader on his response to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, leading to accusations of a potential rule breach.

The Prime Minister addressed the claims in Brussels for the first time after the Tories demanded to know what Downing Street is ‘hiding'.

Who knew that being a voice coach qualified for ‘key worker’ status during the pandemic lockdowns? It has been revealed that the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer employed a personal voice coach as

Leonie Mellinger visited Labour’s London office on Christmas Eve in 2020, before travelling to Brighton, when the capital was under Tier 4 regulations and Brighton was in Tier 3

Leonie Mellinger visited Labour’s London headquarters on Christmas Eve in 2020 and uploaded a picture of Brighton beach three days later

Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer hired actress Leonie Mellinger in December 2020 when he was Labour leader and when London was in Tier 4 restrictions.

The Tories say the Labour prime minister has questions to answer over Christmas Eve meeting with Leonie Mellinger