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Key Starmer ally accused of reviving Labour's civil war with Streeting row
Daily Express
|January 19, 2026
ONE of Keir Starmer's key allies has been accused of needlessly reigniting Labour's civil war as No10 was again slammed over high-profile U-turns.
Chief secretary to the PM, Darren Jones, was blamed for anonymous briefing against health Secretary Wes Streeting.
A senior Cabinet minister urged warring Labour tribes to end the fighting, adding: "I wish they'd stop it.' Allies of Mr Streeting accused No10 of orchestrating a "needless and completely baffling" briefing war against him.
They claimed a rival faction was "hitting itself in the face with a frying pan" while Reform UK and the Tories "are tearing themselves apart".
Extraordinary
It comes after Mr Streeting criticised government U-turns. Mr Jones denied being behind the briefings.
This story is from the January 19, 2026 edition of Daily Express.
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