Labour MP apologises to Tory neighbour after Commons bar spat over Starmer drinks
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. North West Durham MP Richard Holden described Mary Hoy’s behaviour on the House of Commons terrace bar on Tuesday evening as “totally unacceptable” and alleged she may have been affected by drink, but said he accepted her apology. There was no immediate response from Ms Foy, but a Labour source said: “Mary and Richard were drinking together in a group, there was a bit of back and forth on politics generally. “Mary and Richard were in touch afterwards and she offered an apology in good faith, which Richard accepted.” The pictures were filmed through a window of Ms Foy’s offices in Durham at a time when Covid restrictions meant people were advised to work from home if possible and drinking in pubs was permitted only outdoors.
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