Starmer under pressure to sack aide after botched effort to prevent leadership challenge

Thursday, November 13, 2025

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Starmer is under pressure to sack Morgan McSweeney after he was blamed for a botched effort to prevent a leadership challenge, GDP growth is slower than expected at 0.1 per cent ahead of the Budget and BBC prepared to apologise after Trump $1bn legal threat.

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1 | Starmer aide McSweeney is 'toast' after botched briefing ends in 'epic own goal'

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2 | Growth slower than expected at 0.1% ahead of crucial Reeves Budget

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3 | BBC 'prepared to apologise to US president' after $1bn legal threat

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4 | British state supplied victims to 'worst sex offender in history' as abuse continued unchecked at notorious detention centre

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5 | Tycoon who donated £1m to Brexit campaigns considers moving to Australia for good

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Editors' picks

'Slot has wrecked the team': Fans clash over Liverpool's lost spark

Buying Wirtz and selling Diaz; selling Elliott; selling Quansah and not buying Guehi sooner; and spending an insane amount on Isak when we could've bought a much cheaper striker.

City outclassed us. Expect many more defeats. If we fail to qualify for the Champions League, Slot has to go.

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