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Starmer Faces Backlash Over Failed Briefing Crisis
11/12/2025
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- Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, faced backlash from MPs over a failed briefing against Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
- MPs accused No 10 Downing Street of creating a leadership crisis.
- Streeting demanded accountability for the "toxic" briefings.
- Morgan McSweeney, Starmer's chief of staff, faced lukewarm support from Keir Starmer.
- Amid rising market yields, leadership speculation intensified.
