"Only two days after Labour party conference we were in Manchester together in the aftermath of the terrible attack on the synagogue there. I spoke to Andy as soon as I heard about that attack when I was in Denmark. It was one of the first calls I made to get an assessment on the ground. I spoke to him the next day then I went up and met him and went through the briefings."
"Starmer urged his colleagues not to brief against him or others in the party after his own allies fuelled the leadership speculation by telling reporters they believed the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to be planning a coup attempt. We need to focus on what matters to the country, and what matters to the country above all else is the cost of living and that's where my focus is, he said. Every minute we're not focused on that is a minute that is wasted in the government."
Keir Starmer publicly backed Andy Burnham and praised his performance as mayor of Manchester, citing close cooperation during the synagogue attack response. Burnham repeatedly failed to rule out a leadership challenge, reigniting speculation amid poor poll standings and ahead of a tax-raising budget. Starmer cautioned colleagues against briefing against one another after allies suggested Wes Streeting might attempt a coup. Starmer emphasized that the government must concentrate on the cost of living, calling diversionary infighting a waste of time. The prime minister traveled to the G20 summit in Johannesburg to pursue trade deals and international support for Ukraine.
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