Communication skills specialist Leonie Mellinger is understood to have joined both the Prime Minister and Rachel Reeves to work during the pandemic.

Kemi Badenoch had called for investigation into whether Leonie Mellinger’s visit to Labour HQ in 2020 breached Covid rules

Actor Leonie Mellinger coached the then-leader of the opposition's vocal skills at Labour HQ on Christmas Eve 2020.

Leonie Mellinger visited Labour’s London office on Christmas Eve in 2020, before travelling to Brighton, when the capital was under Tier 4 regulations and Brighton was in Tier 3

Sir Keir Starmer has denied lockdown rules were broken when a voice coach was present during his preparation for a Brexit press conference. Leonie Mellinger was invited to coach the then-opposition leader on his response to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, leading to accusations of a potential rule breach.

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The Tories say the Labour prime minister has questions to answer over Christmas Eve meeting with Leonie Mellinger

Health minister Karin Smyth defended Sir Keir Starmer, saying he was working to prepare for interviews in the run up to the UK leaving the EU.

Sir Keir Starmer's voice coach is reported to have travelled more than 50 miles across lockdown tiers to meet him whilst strict Stay at Home orders were in place, raising fresh questions about potential Covid rule breaches.