UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scrambling to quell a fresh wave of cabinet infighting and avert what some insiders are calling a looming government crisis, just 18 months after Labour took office. Facing dipping poll ratings, speculation of a leadership coup, and backlash over possible income tax hikes, Starmer issued a plea for unity. Amid reports that Health Secretary Wes Streeting was plotting to oust him (which Streeting fervently denies), the prime minister vowed in interviews that he will “go nowhere” and intends to lead Labour into the next general election.

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