""If people have been doing things that the Prime Minister thinks are unacceptable, he is looking into that. "I've met with him today, he is going to investigate, and we'll see what happens as a consequence of that. "But the reality is he's absolutely clear, this is not in his name, this is not what he wants to see, and he's determined to drive it out.""
""Morgan will have to go. But it won't save Keir.""
""If it was an orchestrated campaign to shore up the PM, then it's had the opposite effect; it's spectacularly backfired. "I don't see how Morgan can survive when Keir has ended up in a weaker position than before.""
""Consensus is forming in cabinet he'll have to go. I am devastated about it. "I keep thinking there must be a bigger strategy that I'm not understanding. But I think it's just that they just have to have an enemy. It's become their Achilles' heel.""
Keir Starmer is investigating briefings that falsely alleged Health Secretary Wes Streeting was leading a coup. The Prime Minister labelled the allegations "completely unacceptable" and ordered an inquiry to identify who was responsible. Labour chair Anna Turley said the Prime Minister will investigate and is determined to remove such behaviour. The false briefing has deepened internal conflict, with calls for chief aide Morgan McSweeney to be sacked and multiple senior figures saying his position is untenable. Wes Streeting has denied the coup claims and called for those involved in the Downing Street briefing to face dismissal. During Prime Minister's Questions Starmer condemned attacks on Cabinet members as unacceptable.
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