Labour leader Keir Starmer is forced to self-isolate and work from home until mid-December after a member of his private office tests positive for coronavirus
- Keir Starmer, 58, is self-isolating after member of private office tested positive
- Politician must stay at home for 14 days since last contact with infected person
- Spokesman for the Labour leader said he is ‘well and not showing any symptoms’
Labour leader Keir Starmer has been forced to self-isolate and work from home until mid-December after a member of his private office tested positive for coronavirus, the party has said.
In line with government advice, the 58-year-old must stay at home for 14 days since he was last in contact with the infected person.
A spokesperson for the politician said: ‘This afternoon Keir Starmer was advised to self isolate after a member of his private office staff tested positive for the coronavirus.
‘Keir is well and not showing any symptoms. He will now be working from home.’
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Labour leader Keir Starmer, 58, has been forced to self-isolate and work from home until mid-December after a member of his private office tested positive for coronavirus