A landlord in Bath, UK named Rod Humphris is going viral after he literally booted Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer out of his pub over Starmer’s support for a lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Have a watch:
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been told to leave the Raven pub in Bath by landlord Rod Humphris, while on a walkabout in the city.
Mr Humphris told reporters: “I think he has utterly failed us as the leader of the Opposition.” pic.twitter.com/Qt4ThM9eVJ
— talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) April 19, 2021
Well, this photo op didn’t go as planned:
Rod Humphris, 54, told PA he kicked Sir Keir Starmer out of his pub because he "failed to ask the questions that needed asking" about the pandemic.
“Why have we just accepted lockdown?" he said.
“Why have we just accepted the loss of all our freedoms?” pic.twitter.com/d1av7nOR6L
— PA Media (@PA) April 19, 2021
The pub itself later tweeted that the landlord’s opinion are his alone:
Please note. There was no intention by The Raven to hijack Keir Starmer's visit to Bath.
Rod's opinion is his own.— The Raven (@theravenofbath) April 19, 2021
And later on, the Labour press office accused Humprhis of “spreading dangerous misinformation”:
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Labour's press office has said the landlord who confronted Sir Keir Starmer was "spreading dangerous misinformation" about the pandemic, adding that the party leader spoke to him afterwards and argued "restrictions – while painful – have been absolutely necessary to save lives" pic.twitter.com/eYTcdYeHdx
— PA Media (@PA) April 19, 2021
Starmer did eventually get his beer at another establishment:
Better late than never… pic.twitter.com/Gm5yg826Ot
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) April 19, 2021
And he trolled everyone with this “statement”:
My statement on being confronted in a pub today:https://t.co/lSmEc4585q
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) April 19, 2021
This was actually just a link to the country’s “register to vote” page:
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