As No.10 Tears Itself Apart, Are Labour Being Eaten By The Greens?

Downing Street found itself in a crisis completely of its own making this week.

Senior Labour figures started to brief against health secretary Wes Streeting, suggesting he was planning a coup against Keir Starmer – while insisting the prime minister would fight off any challenge to his leadership .

But the senior cabinet member swiftly slapped down such accusations, claimed Downing Street was trying to “kneecap” him and compared the allegations to conspiracy theories, insisting: “I didn’t kill JFK!”

Even Labour advisers outside of Downing Street were bewildered by No.10′s decision to “shoot themselves in the foot” .

But, as Starmer’s team now rushes to do damage control and apologise to Streeting, it’s hard not to conclude No.10 is fiddling while Rome burns.

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