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Fact check: Claim about No 10 staff includes vacant and interim positions

The director of communications role is currently vacant, while the chief of staff role is being carried out on an acting basis.

Evening Standard

Chris Wormald forced out of post as cabinet secretary, No 10 confirms – UK politics live

Downing Street says Wormald to stand down but does not announce replacement

The Guardian - UK

Behold the incredible shrinking Starmer: the PM who promises more while giving less

It is not just this doomed government but the Labour party itself that is disappearing before our very eyes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Keir Starmer faces fresh questions over judgment after Lord Doyle controversy

Lord Doyle has had the Labour whip removed.

Evening Standard

The Real Keir comes out fighting and turns the tables on deluded Kemi

The Tory leader thinks she has masterminded the PM’s series of crises. You could put her on a fairground ride and she would still think she was in control of where she was going

The Guardian - UK

Dame Antonia Romeo: Who is the UK’s first female Cabinet Secretary?

The so-called ‘Queen of Woke’ is tipped to become the first woman to be Cabinet Secretary, amid further changes at Downing Street

Evening Standard

Furious female Labour MPs urge Starmer to make a woman his de facto deputy

Harriet Harman leads calls for an appointment that would ‘turbocharge’ a ‘complete culture change’ at No 10

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Who could fill key No 10 vacancies – and win the battle for Starmer’s ear?

Everyone around PM agrees ‘chaos’ at No 10 has to be sorted, but there are competing factions trying to gain upper hand

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s ‘put up or shut up’ message to his rivals is overshadowed by a new scandal

NEWS ANALYSIS: It was clear that, after the failed coup on Monday, Sir Keir needed to come out, face the public and issue a defiant message to show he will not back down. But news that his former communications chief has lost the Labour whip means any respite will be…

The Independent UK

Steady Ed conjures up a Keir in his own image – complete with fake steering wheel

Miliband is one minister who doesn’t want to be PM, and is more than happy to let Starmer think he is still in control

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham backs Starmer but urges him to be bolder and more inclusive

Greater Manchester mayor calls for unity while setting out what he thinks the government’s platform should be

The Guardian - UK

UK's Starmer vows to 'fight for his job' as Epstein-Mandelson scandal deepens

The UK prime minister has insisted he would not step down amid calls for his resignation from opposition and party members alike.

Euronews

Tuesday briefing: Is Keir Starmer in office, but out of staff?

In today’s newsletter: As the exit of Morgan McSweeney brings a new threat to Starmer’s premiership, we look at why a chief of staff is important to a prime minister, who he might appoint next, and whether he can turn things around

The Guardian - UK

‘Keir Starmer doesn’t do anything but U-turns’: the bleak mood in Makerfield

Many in ‘red wall’ seat of Josh Simons, a staunch ally of the PM, have had enough of Labour – and its leader

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Labour soft left urges Starmer to reshuffle cabinet to end infighting

Leadership contest would be wrong and counterproductive, Tribune group says on day of turmoil for No 10 and party

The Guardian - AU

‘PM comes out fighting’: what the UK papers say as Starmer battles on

Prime minister stares down growing call for his resignation amid the Peter Mandelson-Epstein scandal

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer says he is ‘not prepared to walk away’ after call for resignation

PM survives day of high tension after Scots Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls for him to step down amid Peter Mandelson row

The Guardian - UK

How the Downing Street machine ensured Starmer survived to fight another day

There was a very real chance the PM would be out after losing two senior staffers but some well-organised support bought him some time

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The Guardian - UK

Top civil servant could become third key No 10 departure in days

Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald is expected to follow Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan out the door

The Independent UK

Sir Keir is the loneliest PM – but he must stay in office

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: It would be detrimental to the country if the prime minister were to be bowled out of office so soon after winning a historic election. For all the setbacks, he must come out fighting

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Morgan McSweeney’s resignation: Sir Keir’s premiership is on the road to nowhere

Editorial: The departure of the prime minister’s chief of staff signals the demise of the political project which put him in No 10. All bets are off now.

The Guardian - UK

Is Britain about to lose another prime minister?

While the herd is yet to move against Keir Starmer, many believe his tenure may be coming to an end

The Guardian - UK

Futile resignations and blatant revisionism to the fore as Starmer staggers on

The same cabinet ministers who failed to speak up for the PM in the morning were soon offering their undying support

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer clings on as another aide quits and Scottish leader urges him to step down after ‘too many mistakes’

Cabinet rallies around embattled PM, who says he is not prepared ‘to walk away’ despite facing public calls to quit – after communications director Tim Allan steps down

The Conversation

How much longer can Keir Starmer survive?

When they disintegrate, governments often do so slowly, then quickly. Despite dragooned public statements of support from the cabinet, the government of Keir Starmer gives every appearance of entering that second phase.

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