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Starmer's Leadership Crisis Deepens Amid Party Rivalries

11/12/2025

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a leadership crisis as rival plots within the Labour Party come to light.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is named as a potential challenger.
Streeting dismisses the idea as "self-defeating nonsense."
Ahead of the November 26 budget, Labour may break a key election pledge by raising income tax.
Starmer's approval rating has fallen to 17%, signaling mounting public discontent.

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Story summary

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a leadership crisis as rival plots within the Labour Party come to light.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is named as a potential challenger.
Streeting dismisses the idea as "self-defeating nonsense."
Ahead of the November 26 budget, Labour may break a key election pledge by raising income tax.
Starmer's approval rating has fallen to 17%, signaling mounting public discontent.