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Off to the footy.
Brendan Clarke-Smith posted a supermarket photograph and joked that buying sandwiches and orange juice on his way to a football match might get him accused of breaking the law.
Brendan Clarke-Smith biography
Why it mattered
The joke played on the investigation into a lockdown-era Labour gathering in Durham where food had been served. It drew criticism at a time when the Conservatives were also dealing with the fallout from Partygate.