Starmer-Streeting latest: PM to hold showdown talks with rival ahead of King's Speech

"I think it is very telling, just as ministers have stepped forward in the junior ministerial ranks to articulate their dissatisfaction some of us publicly, but more of us privately that the whole of the Cabinet has not, on this occasion, been able to articulate support for the Prime Minister in the full-throated way that perhaps would have had happened in the past. I think, therefore, that there is a responsibility in all of us, on all of us, in parliamentary ministerial office to be honest with ourselves and with the prime minister at this time."

"He continued: I think people who are articulating their dissat"

"Ahead of the King's Speech later this morning, The Independent's political reporter Athena Stavrou delves into this centuries-old tradition. The speech marks the beginning of a new parliamentary session, and is both historically symbolic and an important moment where the government's legislative plans for the year ahead are set out."

"Traditions of the speech, which is part of the State Opening of Parliament, can be traced back to the 16th century, while the current format of the ceremony dates from 1852. King Charles will outline the government's legislative agenda in a speech on Wednesday"

Health Secretary Wes Streeting arrived at 10 Downing Street to speak with Sir Keir Starmer amid reports of a coup to claim leadership. Ahead of the King’s Speech, the State Opening of Parliament tradition was traced back to the 16th century, with the current ceremony format dating from 1852. The speech marks the beginning of a new parliamentary session and is historically symbolic while outlining the government’s legislative plans for the year ahead. Zubir Ahmed, a former health minister who urged Starmer to step down, called for Cabinet members who are privately dissatisfied to say so publicly. He said dissatisfaction has appeared in junior ranks but not across the Cabinet, and urged ministers to be honest with themselves and the prime minister.

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