A furious landlord kicked Keir Starmer out of his pub, while the Labour leader was out campaigning ahead of May's local elections. The man identified as Rod Humphris; andco-runs The Raven pub, said he was unhappy with Labour's response to the government's lockdown measures.

He argued that the economy had been sacrificed because of "old people" dying.The Labour leader, who was on a campaign visit to Bath ahead of the May elections was initially challenged by the man in the street. He said he had been a Labour voter all his life but the party had "failed him".He said the Labour leader had allowed "children to wear masks in school when there's never been any evidence for it".

Mr. Humphris being pushed by Sir. Keir's bodyguard[/caption]When Sir Keir stepped inside The Raven for a visit that had been pre-arranged with one of the owners, Mr Humphris told him to get out of the pub.

Apologies from the pub's co-owner

Tim Perry, who is the co-owner of the pub later apologised to Labour. In a tweet, the pub wrote that there was "no intention to hijack Keir Starmer's visit to Bath" and that Mr Humphris' views "are his own".Asked why he asked Sir Keir to leave, Mr. Humphris later said; "I had heard that the Labour Party were coming round and he turned up and I told him what I thought of him, basically"."I think he has utterly failed us as the leader of the opposition. He has completely failed to ask the questions that needed asking, like, why did we throw away our previous pandemic preparedness?", he added.

Sir Keir's response

Sir Keir said he "profoundly" disagreed with Mr Humphris' view.He said people on the frontline were risking their lives dealing with the pandemic and that "the vast majority recognise the lockdown is necessary and the restrictions are necessary".