From 13 Nov 2025Starmer says he 'of course' has full confidence in his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeneyKeir Starmer has said he “of course” retains full confidence in his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, PA Media reports.I will post the full quote shortly.At PMQs yesterday Starmer dodged a question about whether he had full confidence in McSweeney, although No 10 subsequently said he did.Some ministers and MPs want to see McSweeney sacked.Key events13 Nov 2025Closing sumary13 Nov 2025Conservatives call for investigation into PM's comms chief13 Nov 2025London congestion charge to rise 20% and apply to electric vehicles13 Nov 2025Starmer says he has been 'assured no briefing against ministers done from No 10'13 Nov 2025Starmer says he 'of course' has full confidence in his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney13 Nov 2025John Swinney tells MSPs he's 'open' to idea of Scottish grooming gangs inquiry as Tories demand one13 Nov 2025No 10 says Starmer has been told by Downing Street staff that none of them briefed against Streeting13 Nov 2025PCCs criticise decision to abolish them without consultation, saying it will create 'dangerous accountability vacuum'13 Nov 2025'No idea, don't care' - Streeting not bothered if No 10 briefer gets found, saying he wants to 'leave silly soap opera behind'13 Nov 2025Police Federation welcomes abolition of PCCs, saying they are 'expensive experiment which has failed'13 Nov 2025Tories describe abolition of PCCs as 'minor tinkering around edges'13 Nov 2025Home Office minister Sarah Jones claims gettting rid of PCCs will save £100m this parliament13 Nov 2025Minister says police and crime commissioners will be abolished in 2028 because PCC system has failed13 Nov 2025Can you trust anonymous briefings?13 Nov 2025Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce13 Nov 2025EU confirms talks will start next week on improved post-Brexit SPS deal with UK13 Nov 202512-month waits for hospital treatment down slightly, NHS England figures show, but still 2.4% of all waits13 Nov 2025Waiting list figures for England fall slightly, after rising for past 3 months13 Nov 2025UN experts criticise Palestine Action ban, saying calling groups terrorist 'that are not genuinely so' is authoritarian tactic13 Nov 2025Scotland's auditor general warns of multi-billion tax performance gap13 Nov 2025Miliband defends small modular nuclear reactor choice for Wylfa in face of protests from US13 Nov 2025Miliband says Starmer will sack No 10 person who briefed against Streeting if they're identified13 Nov 2025Miliband rules out standing to be next Labour leader, saying having done it before 'best inoculation' against wanting it13 Nov 2025UK economy grew by just 0.1% in third quarter amid hit from JLR cyber-attack13 Nov 2025Ed Miliband urges Labour to move on after Starmer apologises to Streeting for hostile briefings from No 10Show key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureClosing sumaryWe’re closing this blog now, here’s a summary of the day’s main developments: