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Sir keir starmer He has been requested to be dismissed Downing Street Former Chief of Staff Labor Home Secretary David Blunkett.
Lord Blunkett said the Prime Minister should fire his top adviser Morgan McSweeney And take someone else’s place Who can “manage people well”.
Lord Blunkett’s interference keeps coming every day Following anonymous briefing by unnamed Downing St sources Health Secretary claimed Wes Streeting Was plotting to change the Prime Minister.
Mr Stetting denied the allegation and said it was evidence of a “toxic culture” at Number 10.
Sir Keir apologized to Mr Streeting. He later said he had been assured briefing “Not coming from Downing Street”, he added: “I will deal fully with anyone responsible for the briefings against ministers, cabinet ministers or any other minister.”
Lord Blunkett said: “If I were Keir Starmer I would say to Morgan McSweeney ‘You have great skills, you helped me a lot to build a winning team before the election.
“‘Now it’s time for me to find you another role that you’re good at and I’ll bring in someone who has the overall experience we need to be Chief of Staff.'”
He added: “It’s a special role – it’s about learning about government and being in a senior position where you not only have to run the show but manage people well. It’s not rocket science but it’s a special skill.”
Some within Labor have blamed Mr McSweeney for the consequences of the attacks on Mr Streeting, which were an apparent move to warn off potential leadership contenders.
The Prime Minister has also faced calls to sack Mr McSweeney over the controversy.
But sources who spoke to Mr McSweeney told the BBC on Thursday that he would remain in his post.
He said: “He’s done nothing wrong at all. He’s not going anywhere.” He said: “I can clearly say that he was not involved, indirectly or directly.”
Speaking to the Newsagents Podcast, Lord Blunkett said the government would step down if it did not improve its performance. Nigel Farage To take power.
He said: “If we don’t get our act together we will be in serious trouble because the opinion polls are terrible and the sense of panic among the voters is clear.”
The unrest at the top of the party comes as Labour’s poll ratings have plunged since Sir Keir won a landslide victory in the July 2024 general election.
It comes ahead of Rachel Reeves’s November 26 budget, in which the party could break its manifesto promise not to increase income tax, and MPs fear it could lead to bloodshed in elections for English councils and the Scottish and Welsh parliaments next May.