Wes Streeting denies making moves to replace the PM as other ministers also linked to background manoeuvres

Wes Streeting denies making moves to replace the PM as other ministers also linked to background manoeuvres

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). The health…

Health secretary dismisses claims as ‘unhelpful’ and ‘self-defeating’ after reports that PM’s job could be under threat

Wes Streeting has urged Sir Keir Starmer to sack whoever is briefing the media about challenges to the PM's leadership.

Streeting denies threatening to challenge embattled Starmer and denounces ‘Downing St culture’

Keir Starmer appears to be in so much trouble holding on as Labour leader and PM that Downing Street had to warn his potential successors. Political editor David Maddox looks at…

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The prime minister says he has been ‘assured’ nobody in Downing Street briefed against his health secretary amid claims chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is ‘unsackable’

PM stands by Morgan McSweeney and attempts to draw line under row in which leaks suggested Wes Streeting would launch a leadership challenge

It was already make or break for both residents of Downing Street, but whoever briefed against Wes Streeting has just made the task even worse, as Sean O’Grady explains

A briefing by his allies to British news outlets about alleged leadership challenge triggered a communications crisis.