79 m. ago Labour's 'Traitors plot to topple Keir': Paranoid PM fights to uncover double

Keir Starmer supporters made clear he will fight any leadership challenge in an extraordinary pre-emptive strike on plotters.

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83 m. ago Wes Streeting accuses Downing Street aides of 'kneecapping' him over leadership bid claim

The Health Secretary pushed back hard on claims he would challenge Keir Starmer for the leadership.

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94 m. ago Labour Traitors war: Streeting says No10 aides out to 'kneecap' him as Starmer hit by coup frenzy

The Health Secretary slammed Downing Street sources for ‘self-defeating and self-destructive behaviour’

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1 hour ago Streeting dismisses Labour leadership challenge rumours as ‘Celebrity Traitors’ fiction

Labour MP Wes Streeting has firmly denied rumours of challenging party leader Sir Keir Starmer following an appearance on Sky News on Wednesday morning (12 November).

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2 h. ago London Labour sees more defections as support for Keir Starmer’s party in capital plunges

There have been string of defections and defeats for Sir Keir Starmer’s party in the capital as support for Labour slumps in London

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2 h. ago Streeting denies plot to oust Starmer and condemns briefings from No 10

Health secretary says attacks on him from Downing Street ‘self-defeating’ after reports PM’s job could be under threatUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has denied leading a plot to overthrow the prime minister and called for those briefing against him to be sacked, widening an extraordinary rift at the top of government. The health secretary condemned the “self-defeating” attacks on him coming from Downing Street and said they were indicative of a toxic culture inside No 10. He rebuked the senior aides who were behind the anonymous briefings and said they proved that “there are people around the prime minister who do not follow his model and style of leadership”. Streeting was responding to the Guardian’s report that Downing Street has launched an operation to protect Keir Starmer against a leadership challenge his allies believe could come from Streeting after the budget or May local elections. The prime minister’s closest allies insisted he would fight any “reckless” ...

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2 h. ago Wes Streeting accuses No10 insiders of trying to 'kneecap' him as Keir Starmer hit by 'coup' frenzy

The Health Secretary slammed Downing Street sources for ‘self-defeating and self-destructive behaviour’

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3 h. ago BREAKING: Wes Streeting denies plot to replace Keir Starmer as PM as civil war erupts

Wes Streeting has said briefing about a Labour leadership challenge is "self-defeating" and "doesn't help anyone", as he denied plotting to oust the Prime Minister.

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3 h. ago UK politics live: Wes Streeting denies plan to challenge Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer’s allies say prime minister is prepared to fight any attempt to topple him

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3 h. ago Wes Streeting accuses Downing Street of ‘trying to kneecap’ him in leadership row

Sir Keir Starmer’s allies say prime minister is prepared to fight any challenge

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4 h. ago How Labour left has become Keir Starmer's worst enemy and a recruiting sergeant for Nigel Farage

Already unpopular enough, Keir Starmer finds himself under attack from all sides

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer to face PMQs amid claims of potential challenge to his leadership

The Prime Minister will face MPs after a briefing war emerged on Tuesday night in an attempt to see off supposed challenges to his authority.

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11 h. ago Starmer 'ready to fight' rivals for leadership: No 10 in 'bunker mode' over fear PM's job threatened by 'feral MPs'

With fears of a major backlash following the Budget in a fortnight, friends of Sir Keir are said to be concerned about the possibility of MPs beginning to manoeuvre for the top job

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11 h. ago Labour civil war erupts as Wes Streeting denies plotting against Keir Starmer

Speculation about Keir Starmer's future exploded after Downing Street mounted an extraordinary bid to shore up his leadership - and said he would fight to stay in No10

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11 h. ago Wes Streeting denies plotting to oust Keir Starmer amid reports of potential leadership coup

A spokesperson for the Health Secretary said the claims 'are categorically untrue'

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11 h. ago Prime Minister could face leadership challenge after Budget, say Labour insiders

The Labour leader is increasingly concerned about his party’s dip in support which may result in serious losses at next year’s local elections

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12 h. ago Starmer 'ready to fight' rivals for leadership: No10 in 'bunker mode' over fear PM's job threatened by 'feral MPs'

With fears of a major backlash following the Budget in a fortnight, friends of Sir Keir are said to be concerned about the possibility of MPs beginning to manoeuvre for the top job

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12 h. ago Streeting denies plot to oust Starmer amid reports of potential coup

Sir Keir Starmer’s loyalists within Downing Street are said to fear his job could be under threat, according to several news outlets.

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13 h. ago Another day in Starmer's socialist paradise! 1,000 jobs A DAY are now lost under Reeves with experts warning the 'madness' of Labour policies will see the crisis get even WORSE

More than 180,000 people have been left on the workplace scrapheap in the UK in the past year, with 64,000 of those coming in the last two months, according to official figures

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13 h. ago King hugs Second World War veteran, 105, at Windsor remembrance reception

Yavar Abbas moved the King and Queen to tears earlier this year by thanking the royal couple for attending a VJ Day event despite health issues.

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