Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that everyone who visits his favourite London pub ‘knows it’s one of the best’. The Labour leader told MyLondon in Uxbridge that he’s been visiting the watering hole for ‘many many years now’. He was in West London to launch his party’s ‘battle bus’ ahead of the General Election on July 4.
After speaking on a stage with shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves , Labour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, and the party’s candidate in Uxbridge and South Ruislip , Danny Beales, Sir Keir spoke to MyLondon about how he would work with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan , if he became Prime Minister. Afterwards, our reporter took the opportunity to ask the MP for Holborn and St. Pancras where he likes to grab a pint.
Sir Keir said: “I do have a favourite pub in London, it’s called The Pineapple in Kentish Town - a very, very good pub. READ MORE: General Election seats to watch as Labour hope to take key constituencies “You know, we’ve been going there for many, many years now.” 'Everyone who’s been there knows it’s one of the best' Asked what he liked about his Camden local , the Labour leader said: “It’s just a great local pub.
It’s our local pub, and everyone who’s been there knows it’s one of the best.” The Pineapple describes itself as ‘woven into the fabric of the community since it was built in 1868’. Its website adds that it is a ‘characterful and bustling free-house’.
It serves ‘ever-changing and carefu.