Keir Starmer tests positive for Covid

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Keir Starmer tests positive for Covid

Positive test means Labour leader was not able to take part in prime minister’s questions and will miss budget debate

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Last modified on Wed 27 Oct 2021 07.11 EDT

Keir Starmer has tested positive for Covid and cannot respond to the budget or to prime minister’s questions, the Labour party has confirmed.

Ed Miliband took prime minister’s questions and it is expected that Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, will respond to the budget.

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