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’

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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

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Tony Blair’s former director of communications intervention comes as the PM comes under pressure 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’

PM says he has ‘full confidence’ in his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney amid calls for him to be sacked

The prime minister says he’s been ‘assured’ that no one in Downing Street briefed against his health secretary, amid claims that his 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

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

The intervention comes after a row at the top of Labour following anonymous briefings against health secretary Wes Streeting