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Starmer must replace his chief of staff, says Blunkett
November 16, 2025
|The Independent
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to fire his Downing Street chief of staff by former Labour home secretary David Blunkett.
Lord Blunkett said the prime minister should dismiss his top adviser Morgan McSweeney and replace him with someone who can “manage people well”.
The intervention by Lord Blunkett comes days after anonymous briefings by unnamed Downing Street sources claimed that health secretary Wes Streeting was plotting to replace the prime minister.
Mr Streeting denied the allegation and said it was proof of a “toxic culture” in No 10.
Sir Keir apologised to Mr Streeting. He later said he had been assured the briefings “didn’t come from Downing Street”, adding: “I will absolutely deal with anybody responsible for briefing against ministers, cabinet ministers or any other ministers.”
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