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The Health Secretary has denied plotting to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid reports of a potential leadership coup.

The denial from Wes Streeting came as Sir Keir's loyalists within Downing Street are said to fear his job could be under threat, according to several news outlets.

But a spokesman for Mr Streeting insisted he was entirely focused on his job as Health Secretary and denied such a leadership ploy.

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The unexpected briefing war which emerged on Tuesday night (November 11) appeared to be an attempt to shore up Sir Keir’s position by No 10 insiders.

Reporting over the last week has suggested a growing number of Labour MPs are unhappy with the Prime Minister’s performance, and the party’s current

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