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PM’s chief of staff ‘not involved’ in briefing against ministers – reports

Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls to sack his top adviser, Morgan McSweeney.

Evening Standard

Hospital consultants gearing up to join resident doctors in striking over pay

Exclusive: Move could cause huge disruption and present ministers with major new headache

The Guardian - UK

Starmer defies calls to sack chief of staff, claiming briefing didn’t come from No 10

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

The Guardian - UK

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This week’s doctors’ strike is another test of Wes Streeting’s mettle. He is right not to buckle

No one denies their deep grievances – but after seeing improvements and winning generous pay settlements, the BMA is overplaying its hand, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s backers never meant him to be prime minister – his leadership was doomed from the start

His alliance with the party’s anti-Corbyn faction was a shotgun marriage that totally lacked vision. Now Labour is paying the price, says Neal Lawson of the cross-party campaign organisation Compass

The Guardian - UK

Starmer can’t afford to sack McSweeney, MPs say, as new year coup rumours swirl

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’

The Independent UK

Why some in No 10 think Wes Streeting is plotting to become prime minister

Health secretary has always been open about his ambitions but recent actions hinted at reasons for potential coup plot

The Guardian - UK

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Keir clubs himself with the lead pipe in No 10 game of No Cluedo

The prime minister’s short-term memory is shot to pieces. Just who could be behind these dastardly briefings?

The Guardian - UK

Starmer backs chief of staff after assurances briefing did not come from No 10

The Prime Minister said he would ‘absolutely deal with anybody responsible for briefing against ministers’.

Evening Standard

Streeting refuses to discuss ‘silly Westminster soap opera’ after briefing row

The Health Secretary, who was the subject of coup rumours, said he did not care whether Sir Keir Starmer was investigating the source of the claims.

Evening Standard

NHS England redundancies: What jobs and sectors are most at risk?

Over 18,000 staff are facing redundancy in the coming months

Evening Standard

NHS waiting list falls as Streeting says health service ‘on road to recovery’

The NHS waiting list for planned treatment rose in June, July and August then fell in September.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s shambles in No 10 risks handing power to Farage, Alastair Campbell warns

Intervention by Tony Blair’s former director of communications comes as the PM is under pressure to sack his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney

The Independent UK

PM prepared to ‘get rid’ of those responsible for briefing war, Miliband signals

Ed Miliband suggested that Sir Keir would sack anyone found to be responsible for the briefings, as the PM faces pressure to overhaul his No 10.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

New face, same problems: replacing Keir Starmer with Wes Streeting will do nothing to help Labour

Both share a fixation with process over project and have an absence of values, which can only result in a trail of broken promises, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Starmer stands by McSweeney and says he has been ‘assured no briefings against ministers done from No 10’ – as it happened

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

The Guardian - UK

If No 10 briefer is found Keir Starmer will sack them, Miliband says

Cabinet minister says PM would not have backed attacks on Wes Streeting but briefing is ‘longstanding aspect of politics’

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Is Wes Streeting a traitor or a faithful?

In today’s newsletter: By publicly accusing the health secretary of leading a coup, Starmer’s aides have scored a massive own goal, making the PM’s position seem all the more shaky

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Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

It is time for Labour to get a grip and stop this juvenile leadership farce

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Not a single job would be created, asylum hotel closed or pound knocked off the national debt by ousting Keir Starmer – it is time for the Labour Party to act like adults if it is to stop Nigel Farage from marching into No 10

The Independent UK

Starmer aide McSweeney is ‘toast’ after botched briefing ends in ‘epic own goal’

PM declines to back his right hand man after ‘epic own goal’ over coup plot rumours

The Guardian - UK

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

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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