2 h. ago Angela Rayner hits out at Westminster ‘arrogant tittle tattle’ in first interview since resignation

The former deputy prime minister said she would ‘keep fighting’ for ordinary people

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24 h. ago Wes Streeting still 'backs himself' as future PM after Starmer allies accuse Health Secretary of plotting leadership challenge

The Health Secretary did not deny that he would like to lead Labour in the future as he said he had to 'back himself' following a vicious internal briefing war.

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30 h. ago No wonder Downing Street’s in chaos – you can’t even get a decent phone signal, say ex

In almost constant use by prime ministers for 300 years, the topsy-turvy townhouse at the heart of government has a plethora of frustrating issues due to its age and design

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30 h. ago ‘They all think Keir is done’: how push to protect Starmer’s job backfired spectacularly

Botched briefing operation was proof to many that PM is leading an ineffectual No 10. How did it go so wrong?If there’s one thing the Labour party can agree on this week, it is that efforts by Keir Starmer’s allies to shore up his position backfired spectacularly.By briefing journalists that he would face down any challenge and accusing Wes Streeting of leading an advanced plot to overthrow him, figures around the prime minister managed only to expose the weakness of his position. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Nightmare on Downing Street: 'Iron Chancellor' loses her mettle with Budget U

Commentary: Two startling own goals in a week have damaged Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ authority

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35 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Would Wes Streeting be a better prime minister than Sir Keir Starmer?

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has long been tipped as a future prime minister ever since he led the National Union of Students and he has refused to rule out leadership ambitions.

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38 h. ago Streeting says he and Starmer ‘extremely frustrated’ by leadership row

Health Secretary Wes Streeting was targeted by briefings suggesting he was plotting a coup against Sir Keir Starmer.

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40 h. ago Prime Minister Streeting? The wheels are coming off! SARAH VINE lays bare Labour's 'Traitors plot' against Starmer

Keir Starmer is on a sticky wicket, he's had a terrible year and he's about to have a terrible, terrible budget.

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52 h. ago PM’s chief of staff ‘not involved’ in briefing against ministers – reports

Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls to sack his top adviser, Morgan McSweeney.

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52 h. ago Ed Miliband says Keir Starmer will sack No 10 briefer who sparked leadership row if found

The cabinet minister says the PM would not have backed attacks on Wes Streeting but will 'get rid' of the culprit who suggested Health Secretary was looking to oust him

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53 h. ago The Guardian view on 10 Downing Street: not up to the job | Editorial

The Labour leadership briefing furore highlights failures at the centre of government. Keir Starmer needs to raise his gameSir Keir Starmer went to north Wales on Thursday to announce the building of a new nuclear power station. This is a significant policy event, with local and national implications. However, the prime minister did not spend much time in Wales promoting solutions to UK energy needs. Instead, he spent it trying to draw a line under the Labour leadership briefing row, telling reporters that No 10 had not, in fact, briefed against the health secretary’s ambitions earlier this week.As such, Sir Keir’s day was a microcosm of what his prime ministership has now become more generally. On the one hand, he wants his government to be doing, and to be seen to be doing, important things. On the other hand, he is unable to achieve this because of the way he – and to an extent the country more generally – now does politics and government.Do you have an opinion on the issues...

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54 h. ago Starmer defies calls to sack chief of staff, claiming briefing didn’t come from No 10

PM is standing by chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, despite calls to sack himKeir Starmer has attempted to draw a line under extraordinary briefings by his allies that No 10 feared Wes Streeting could launch a leadership coup, insisting he had been reassured it “didn’t come from Downing Street”.The prime minister gathered his senior staff to stress that briefings against cabinet ministers were “unacceptable” after apologising to Streeting for what had happened on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Labour leadership live: Starmer denies No 10 aides to blame for attack on Streeting

Concerns around Labour Party leadership deepens ahead of Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget

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57 h. ago The dreaded Starmer vote of confidence: PM gives his top aide McSweeney fateful backing as he kills probe into brutal Cabinet briefings

Keir Starmer voiced 'confidence' in his senior team after receiving 'assurances' that none of them were involved in the extraordinary pre-emptive strike against Wes Streeting.

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58 h. ago Now Keir gives his chief aide the dreaded 'full confidence'... Starmer clings to Morgan McSweeney as he kills off probe into brutal Cabinet briefings

Keir Starmer voiced 'confidence' in his senior team after receiving 'assurances' that none of them were involved in the extraordinary pre-emptive strike against Wes Streeting.

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58 h. ago Labour leadership live: Starmer’s aides insist none of them briefed against Streeting

Concerns around Labour Party leadership deepens ahead of Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget

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58 h. ago Starmer backs chief of staff after assurances briefing did not come from No 10

The Prime Minister said he would ‘absolutely deal with anybody responsible for briefing against ministers’.

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58 h. ago Anas Sarwar hits out at Downing Street briefers 'undermining' Labour government led by Keir Starmer

Anas Sarwar has accused Downing Street briefers of “undermining” the message of the Labour UK government.

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58 h. ago Keir Starmer believes nobody in Downing Street tried to 'kneecap' Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister spoke to his top team on Thursday over the row, which began when his allies accused Wes Streeting of planning a coup against him for after the Budget

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59 h. ago Labour leadership live: Starmer warns aides ‘I’ll fire you’ for briefing against ministers amid Streeting saga

Concerns around Labour Party leadership deepens ahead of Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget

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