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'.

Sir Keir Starmer has defended meeting a voice coach during the winter of 2020, saying “I was working” while the Tories were “partying”. The Prime Minister has denied breaching restrictions in place during the coronavirus pandemic by working with a communication skills specialist on a response to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal.

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

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

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

Actor Leonie Mellinger coached the then-leader of the opposition's vocal skills at Labour HQ on Christmas Eve 2020.

Health minister Karin Smyth defended Sir Keir Starmer, saying he was working to prepare for interviews in the run up to the UK leaving the EU.