Sir Keir Starmer was criticised by many in his party, including councillors, for an interview with LBC in October in which he suggested that Israel “had the right” to withhold power and water in Gaza. His spokesman subsequently suggested the Labour leader had only meant to say Israel had a general right to self-defence.
"The Heineken 0.0 is on its own dedicated cooler so that it can't ferment and can't become alcoholic," he said."That's an investment of £3,500.
"[People] think it's got no alcohol so it should be cheaper, but it's actually a longer process," he said."It starts off as a normal Heineken beer and then they boil the alcohol off."Back at the sober social, Sallie Charlton tastes the aptly-named Alcohull Free cocktail.
"You wouldn't know that didn't have alcohol in it," she says, with sounds of approval from her friend.The pair met at a previous event and now meet up socially and text.
"It's a proper friendship," adds Ms Charlton.
The 56-year-old said health was a big factor in making the decision to switch.In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: "I've been contacted by a journalist about Gambling Commission inquiries into one of my accounts and thought it best to be totally transparent.
"I put a flutter on the general election some weeks ago. This has resulted in some routine inquiries and I confirm I will fully cooperate with these."I don't want to be a distraction from the campaign, I should have thought through how it looked."
, Mr Williams - who is standing for election in Montgomeryshire & Glyndwr - placed a £100 bet on a July election just three days before Mr Sunak named 4 July as the date.The newspaper reported that the bet could have led to a payout of £500, following the election in July.