Labour leader Keir Starmer is forced to self-isolate and work from home until mid-December

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 Tuesday – when he was last in contact with the infected person. 

He is ‘well and not showing any symptoms’ and will be out of self-isolation by December 16. 

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

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.’

It follows Boris Johnson also self-isolating recently alongside six other Tory MPs, following a Downing Street meeting on November 12. 

The Prime Minister was told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace after Lee Anderson, the MP for Ashfield, tested positive for coronavirus.

At the time, Sir Keir said Mr Johnson was right to self-isolate, adding: ‘It is important for all of us to say that we have got to comply with the advice and guidance.’