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Originally Posted by Mick
I just don’t buy he’s feeling confident. A confident man doesn’t run from the press, which is exactly what he’s done by cancelling the Q&A event he planned for later today.
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If he really does say he'll resign if found to have broken the law I don't think it's a sign of confidence so much as giving in to the reality of the situation. Everyone knows the chances of a fine are high but if he is fined it's better that he resigns anyway, so why not announce that now and avoid weeks of awkward questions?
This story isn't going to stop. The Daily Mail has had, I think, 12-13 days on which this has been their headline in the last 14-15 days. The investigation is reportedly going to take another month. Labour could just say 'we don't believe any rules have been broken, if they'll have Starmer will resign and so now let's await the results of the investigation'.
I say if because I have little faith that a politician would do the right thing.
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Starmer will make a statement at 4pm where he is rumoured to confirm he'll resign if issues a FPN.