Keir Starmer ‘desperately clinging to job’ as PM addresses ‘bloody coup’ rumours
Earlier today on BBC Radio 4, Health Secretary Wes Streeting was forced to deny rumours he was part of a cabal plotting to take out the Prime Minister just two weeks before a crunch budget
Keir Starmer was accused of “desperately clinging onto his job” as he tried to quell rumours of a “bloody coup”. During Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), the Labour leader defended the Government’s record and insisted they were a “united team”.
Earlier today on BBC Radio 4, Health Secretary Wes Streeting was forced to deny rumours he was part of a cabal plotting to take out the PM. Sir Starmer’s allies made it clear he would fight off any rebellion ahead of a crunch budget in two weeks.
The embattled PM told Parliament “this is a united team and we are delivering together“, as he referenced trade deals, upgraded growth from the Bank of England and fresh investment into the UK.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch slammed Starmer’s “toxic number 10” as she accused him of “desperately tried to cling on to his own job”. She also asked if he would sack top advisor Morgan McSweeney.
The Prime Minister notably did not guarantee his chief aids position in his response.
At the start of PMQs, there was a round of laughter from the Tory benches when the PM said he had “meetings” earlier today and further laughter when a Tory MP referenced surviving a “bloody coup”.
If Keir does get the boot from the top job, it may give him time to pursue a job as a DJ after he bragged about getting lessons from Fatboy Slim.
The serving Prime Minister said the world famous DJ helped him “build confidence”, which helps when he’s leading the country. The Labour man took violin lessons with Norman Cook as a youngster, but said it quickly became apparent that his talents lay outside of the music world.
He said: “I quickly realised it wouldn’t be a career for me. For years, I took violin classes with a boy called Norman Cook. You probably know him better today by his stage name – Fatboy Slim.
“But it didn’t matter that I didn’t become a professional musician. Performing for an audience helped me build confidence.”
Sir Keir was talking about the planned changes to the National Curriculum, which will see more of an emphasis on other creative subjects, as well as traditional academic ones.
He continued: “I want to send a clear signal – this Government respects excellence and expects high standards for every child, not just for a certain few.
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