The Prime Minister urged the public to work from home in a Christmas message which was reportedly filmed in Lord Alli’s flat in December 2021 – when he was the leader of the opposition to the Tory government. Starmer appeared to be speaking from his own home, with shelves behind him filled with Christmas cards and a picture of his family. Five days before the broadcast the Tory government announced new guidance urging people to work from home where possible in a bid to stop the spread of a new strain of Covid-19.
READ MORE: Labour's new 'climate envoy' linked with £4m party mega-donor hedge fund Labour minister Tan Dhesi insisted that Starmer is a “man of integrity” during an interview with Sky News’s Kay Burley, where he was grilled about the pictures of the Prime Minister’s children in the background in Alli’s apartment. When asked about what he thought about Starmer’s backdrop in the video message suggesting he was at home Dhesi (below) said: “As I understand and like the Prime Minister said nothing untoward and nothing illegal happened.” (Image: Mike Swift) Burley then said Starmer was trying to pull the wool over people’s eyes to which Dhesi said: “I would take him at his word, I think he’s a man of integrity.
” During the awkward two-minute exchange Burley grilled Dhesi over Starmer’s attempt to misrepresent his location, highlighting the fact he had a family picture in the background at the Labour donors home, which Dhesi was unable to jus.
