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Chief of Staff Under Fire as UK Govt Briefing Row Deepens
Starmer probes a 'toxic' campaign that targeted Cabinet ministers and warned off leadership rivals, increasing pressure on chief of staff Morgan McSweeney's position.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he will investigate Downing Street briefings and condemned `completely unacceptable` attacks on Cabinet ministers while focusing on delivering for the country.
- Those briefings targeted Cabinet ministers such as Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and appeared aimed at warning off potential leadership contenders, creating a `toxic` environment around Downing Street.
- The chief of staff's past donation controversy — undeclared £700,000 to Labour Together — compounds scrutiny, prompting an Electoral Commission probe, a source said.
- Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting for the anonymous briefing campaign and met Mr Streeting in a brief Wednesday evening chat, their first since the hostilities erupted.
- Pressure from within the Labour Party is mounting to overhaul No 10 as Starmer faces calls to dismiss his aide amid falling Labour's poll ratings and before Rachel Reeves' Budget.
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Total News Sources55
Leaning Left13Leaning Right10Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left
38% Left
L 38%
C 32%
R 30%
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