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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Lynch

PM prepared to ‘get rid’ of those responsible for briefing war, Miliband signals

The Prime Minister will “get rid” of the person behind a briefing war which has riven the Government if he finds them, a senior minister has insisted after it emerged Sir Keir Starmer plans to investigate the source of the row.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband suggested that Sir Keir would sack anyone found to be responsible for the briefings, as the Prime Minister faces pressure to overhaul his “toxic” Downing Street operation.

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