Sir Keir Starmer has forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson into a number of U-turns in recent months – but now it has emerged that the leader of the opposition was trying to do one himself in his SUV when he knocked over a cyclist in Kentish Town, north London, on Sunday.
> Sir Keir Starmer interviewed by police after crash with cyclist while driving in north west London
The Sun reports that the cyclist, who needed hospital treatment for the injuries he sustained when he was knocked off his bike, was said to have shouted, “How did you not see me?”
According to the newspaper Starmer, who lives in the area, was running late for an appointment with his tailor when he struck the cyclist, whom eyewitnesses have said was a food delivery rider for Deliveroo.
One witness said: “The cyclist hit the car from the driver’s side. The side door was damaged and it was scuffed. When I went over to see what happened I heard the cyclist say, ‘How did you not see me?’”
Starmer, who reportedly claimed to have missed his turning, parked nearby, said the witness.
“He looked like he just came back from the gym and was wearing a black bomber jacket. I then went to finish taking the shopping inside and within ten minutes he was gone.
“The cyclist was nearly in tears, holding his left arm in pain outside of the bed and breakfast hotel. He looked angry and very annoyed.”
The 58-year-old politician, who is Member of Parliament for Holborn & St Pancras, exchanged details with the cyclist at the scene, and a statement released by his office claimed that he had also spoken to a police officer from British Transport Police (BTP).
Yesterday, however, the force said: “It was not a police officer, it was an off-duty member of BTP staff that provided their details as a witness to the collision. It was a PCSO."
Starmer, a former Director of Public Prosecutions, subsequently visited Kentish Town police station to give a statement to the Metropolitan Police, who are investigating the incident.
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I'm waiting for the CCTV from the pub. I'm sure their agent is locked in negotiations.
Could just be a ploy to win over some Daily Mail reader votes
Am I the only one wondering if Sir Kier hit the only Deliveroo driver in the UK without an illegal e-bike mod?
Starmer would do a far better job as PM than the current numpty.
Still, the Labour leader needs to dump the SUV. It's hard to forgive someone for choosing to drive one of those things at all, let alone in London.
To be fair, according to a different s*n article he does own a significantly sized field with donkeys living on it so an SUV might not be the worst choice of vehicle if he only has one car.
I've also gone into the side of a Nissan Micra in a similar incident, I'm fairly sure the type of car wouldn't make much difference when you hit a large, stationary metal object at 40kph like I did
Really? Are you talking about the same Starmer? The one who fucked up the Jimmy Saville case when at the CPS? I wouldn't trust him to put my bins out. He's a politician. He is just as big a numpty as the current one.
Birds of a feather, fly together.
The Saville case?
I don't think you know how the legal system works, the police investigate the CPS prosecute.
Saville was once interviewed under caution, no serious attempt to investigate him was made in his lifetime.
Starmer apologised for the process failing Saville victims. "We followed the process but it was crap."
"Oh okay. So whose responsible for not having crap process then?"
The guy in charge.
He was just obeying orders.
You posted this on something from a year ago?
Exactly what is your agenda ?
Unfortunately, I think you know.
I would love to know the "source" who told the Sun he was running late for an appointment with his tailor, because it sounds like the kind of shit they invent to make someone appear out of touch
My understanding is that the tailor himself confirmed the appointment. Having created the hole, the tailor then kept digging:
https://www.thearticle.com/the-politics-of-envy-should-have-no-place-in-...
Ok I reluctantly clicked on the s*n link and it's a just a dry cleaners/alterations shop. Such decadence to have one's trousers hemmed!
https://www.stitchnclean.com/
You keep those blinkers on eh Nick.
Cheers mate, you too eh ☺️
Blinkers?
We have a shop like that just around the corner from us ... describing it as a "Tailor" is overselling their services to a significant extent. I have used them a couple of times for minor alterations/repairs and never had to spend more than a tenner at a time.
More to the point, remembering the garbage thrown at Jeremy Corbyn for the way he look and dresses, it would be a surprise if Starmer didn't spend a little money to make sure he looked the part, since that is clearly an issue of such importance to a section of the British people.
It's usually a bit of a no-no for politicians to flaunt their wealth in such a manner, they all tend to wear pretty ropy, ill fitting off the peg suits. Apart from that true man-of-the-people Mogg who wears ropy, ill fitting bespoke suits and shoes. If the tabloids find out you're spending 6 grand on each suit at Henry Poole they'll have a field day
Aussie pollies don't have to deal with such class issues.. one very notable Labor Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was well known to wear very expensive Italian tailored suits..
Ok - gee thanks
now I am going to have to look that up as well so I can spread 'The Truth'
that'll be nearly putting the hits on their website into double figures from the Liverpool area
Here you go, Save yourself the shame