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Starmer investigates briefing war as pressure on chief of staff grows

The Prime Minister was forced to condemn briefings against his Cabinet after reports about a possible Wes Streeting coup.

Evening Standard

Starmer apologises to Streeting for briefing war and launches probe into source

The Prime Minister was forced to condemn briefings against his Cabinet after reports about a possible Wes Streeting coup.

Evening Standard

Briefing war spotlights relationships between three of Labour’s most senior figures

Rift said to be driven between Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney even before attacks on Wes Streeting

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Labour infighting puts chancellor’s budget plan to reassure bond markets at risk

It was hoped manifesto-breaking tax rises might bring down borrowing costs – but party turbulence is likely to spook investors

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer expresses ‘sincere regret’ over appointment of Labour donor to football watchdog

Prime minister apologises for rubber-stamping decision to make David Kogan head of regulator

The Guardian - UK

Pressure grows on Starmer to sack chief of staff over briefing row

Growing calls for Morgan McSweeney to go after extraordinary briefing operation against Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour leadership speculation: a symptom of failure to define a governing purpose

Editorial: Downing Street briefings to flush out potential rivals have needlessly damaged the prime minister and raised the stakes around the budget

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Labour Traitors war: Who has been accused of plotting against the Prime Minister and why?

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to condemn ‘completely unacceptable’ briefings against his Health Secretary, Wes Streeting

Evening Standard

Labour’s takedown of the Green party sums up the double standard that dogs our politics

Why is it that the politics of hope offered up by the left is dismissed as naive, while the policies of the centre and right are portrayed as all that is possible? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

A word of warning to the hounds circling Starmer: be careful what you wish for

With this level of unpopularity, the question of the PM’s future may seem simple. Yet what comes next could be nastily complicated, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Streeting row focuses attention on ‘toxic’ No 10 and Starmer’s leadership

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to condemn briefing against his Cabinet after reports about a possible Wes Streeting coup.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Labour Party updated its website in September

References to the Labour manifesto remain not just on its website, but also on its home page.

Evening Standard

How would a Labour leadership challenge work and how safe is Starmer?

Briefings at top of government have sparked fresh questions about PM’s position and potential successors

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Keir Starmer has lost street cred and popularity: here's the real reason why

The Prime Minister has been too busy catching flights to notice his MPs have caught mutinous feelings

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer under pressure over future of Morgan McSweeney amid briefing row

Ministers and Labour MPs point finger at PM’s chief of staff over No 10 operation that targeted Wes Streeting

Evening Standard

Streeting calls for Starmer to sack ‘self-defeating’ briefers

The Health Secretary has categorically denied plotting to oust the Prime Minister.

The Guardian - UK

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 threat

The Guardian - UK

Labour is standing on a precipice: if it breaks its election promise on tax, it will never be trusted again

Ruling out tax rises in its 2024 manifesto was utterly reckless and will fan the flames of the far right, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Evening Standard

Labour Traitors War: Starmer told no-one in No10 tried to ‘kneecap’ Streeting as coup frenzy 'turns to farce'

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

Evening Standard

Streeting rules out bid to challenge Starmer amid ‘unhelpful’ briefing war

The Health Secretary’s comments follow a flurry of late-night briefings from Number 10 in which allies of Sir Keir came out fighting on his behalf.

Evening Standard

Reeves torpedoes Labour's manifesto in huge Budget tax gamble which could put Farage in No10

Commentary: The Chancellor has been so clear that she is going to torch the party’s manifesto tax promise that a U-turn now would stun Westminster

The Independent UK

Who is Robbie Gibb, the man at the heart of the BBC scandal with links to Boris Johnson?

INSIDE STORY: BBC staff and leading political figures are calling for Robbie Gibb to step down from the BBC board. So, who is the Tory ‘agent’ at the centre of a tangled web of politics and media interests, asks Katie Rosseinsky

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Thin majorities and chaotic strategy push Labour MPs toward regime change

Frustration with Starmer’s lack of visibility unlikely to be quelled by No 10 efforts to show up leadership challengers

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