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Starmer fights for survival as Streeting plots leadership bid
Politics

Starmer fights for survival as Streeting plots leadership bid

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scrambling to hold onto power as Health Secretary Wes Streeting is expected to resign on Thursday to mount a leadership challenge. Starmer has warned that a contest would 'plunge us into chaos,' appealing directly to ministers and MPs to hold the line. The front pages of British newspapers are dominated by the prospect of Streeting in Downing Street.

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