Police will be taking no action over claims a voice coaching session for Sir Keir Starmer in December 2020 broke Covid lockdown rules. A Met Police spokesperson said the alleged incident fell outside the three-year deadline for initiating proceedings related to pandemic-era legislation.

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,

Kemi Badenoch had called for investigation into whether Leonie Mellinger’s visit to Labour HQ in 2020 breached Covid rules

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.

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

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

Communication skills specialist Leonie Mellinger is understood to have joined both the Prime Minister and Rachel Reeves to work during the pandemic.

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.