""It's not been our finest 24 hours in government," one senior figure in government acknowledged to me, after mudslinging one way and another, some in public, plenty more in private. I have been making loads of phone calls to patch together the anatomy of another bumpy few days for Downing Street: what those close to the Prime Minister hoped to achieve, what ended up happening and where all this leaves them."
"There are two key facts at the heart of all of this: the government is unpopular and so is the Prime Minister. These facts are the rocket fuel behind the constant conversations I hear about what Labour is trying to do about it and what it might mean for how long Sir Keir Starmer carries on in Downing Street. But let's get to the aftermath of all that mudslinging."
Downing Street experienced intense infighting and public mudslinging, prompting senior figures to acknowledge a poor 24 hours in government. The Prime Minister and Health Secretary Wes Streeting spoke by phone; Sir Keir apologised to Streeting and they agreed to speak in more detail soon. Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's chief of staff, became a focal point for criticism from Conservatives and Labour figures, with calls for his removal. McSweeney is widely credited with orchestrating Labour's election landslide but faces blame for recent operational failures. Downing Street insiders deny that staff briefed against a cabinet minister.
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