Keir Starmer ’s No 10 team has been under heavy attack in recent days, accused of creating a “toxic culture” after briefings against cabinet minister Wes Streeting backfired badly .

Labour MPs are in despair about the damaging episode – “the mood is f***ing dire” one told The i Paper – raising fresh doubts over Starmer’s future as Prime Minister.

But angst about the communication skills of Starmer’s advisors run far deeper, with backbenchers despondent over, what they see as, the Government’s failure to tell a coherent story to voters. New Feature

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Former Downing Street officials and communications experts are also surprised by the weakness in the Government’s messaging.

It has been too slow to draw a line under mistakes, too fe

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