00:00UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has denied allegations that he's plotting to take down
00:06Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The senior British Cabinet Minister described the rumors from
00:11inside No. 10 Downing Street as, quote, self-defeating and self-destructive. Close supporters of
00:17Starmer in briefings to the media said that challenging the UK Premier would be reckless
00:22and have dire consequences for the country's economy and international standing. Streeting,
00:27who's widely tipped as a future Labour Party leader, said that Starmer should fire those
00:32responsible for their remarks. It's totally self-defeating briefing, not least because it's
00:39not true. And I don't understand how anyone thinks it's helpful to the Prime Minister either to suggest
00:45he's fighting for his job at a time when, last time I saw him on Monday evening to talk about
00:50violence against women and girls and how we tackle it, he's fighting for the country and trying to
00:54turn it around from the absolute mess that we inhabit. Starmer has been struggling since
00:59taking office in July last year, with his public opinion dwindling week on week amid the rise in
01:05far-right anti-immigration reform UK's popularity. Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has consistently
01:13topped British polls for months, creating a difficult situation for Starmer, who's been unable to deliver
01:19on his campaign objectives. One of his flagship promises included economic growth. Recent statistics,
01:26released on Tuesday, showed unemployment figures climbing from 4.8 percent to 5 percent.
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