"The UK health secretary on Wednesday morning categorically ruled out a bid to challenge the prime minister, describing rumours as unhelpful and self-defeating. Asked if he would rule out demanding Starmer's resignation after the budget, he told Sky News: Yes, and nor did I shoot JFK. I don't know where Lord Lucan is, had nothing to do with Shergar, and I do think that the US did manage to do the moon landings. I don't think they were fake."
"A spokesperson for Streeting was forced to deny reports that he has a group of about 50 Labour frontbenchers ready to walk away from government should the 26 November budget land badly. The briefings came as part of a ploy to put down several senior Labour figures who are said to be on manoeuvres to supplant Starmer, according to reporting by the Guardian and others."
"I think whoever's been briefing this has been watching too much Celebrity Traitors, and this is just about the worst attack on a faithful I've seen since Joe Marler was kicked out and banished in the final. It's totally self-defeating briefing, not least because it's not true and I don't understand how anyone thinks it's helpful to the prime minister either."
Wes Streeting categorically ruled out a bid to challenge Keir Starmer and dismissed rumours that he was plotting a leadership coup as unhelpful and self-defeating. He explicitly denied planning to demand Starmer's resignation, using a sardonic comparison to conspiracy theories to emphasise the falsehood of the claims. Late-night briefings from No 10 reportedly sought to counter suggestions that Starmer's position could be vulnerable after the upcoming budget. A spokesperson denied claims that Streeting leads about 50 frontbenchers prepared to walk away if the budget lands badly. No 10 sources praised Streeting as a brilliant health secretary and said any leadership challenge would be resisted.
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