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

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…

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’

The health secretary said he ‘cannot see circumstances’ in which he would challenge Starmer for leadership

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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Kemi Badenoch says there is a toxic culture in Downing Street at PMQs

The prime minister did not take the chance to say he has full confidence in his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, when questioned by the Tory leader

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

Fallout from extraordinary briefing operation against Wes Streeting continues as calls grow for Starmer to sack his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney

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’

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