Why the ‘coup plot’ fiasco makes this Budget even harder for Starmer and Reeves

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It was already make or break for both residents of Downing Street, but whoever briefed against Wes Streeting has just made the task even worse, as Sean O’Grady explains A s the prime minister apologises to Wes Streeting for a hostile briefing that probably emanated from No 10 , one consequence is yet more pressure on Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to get the Budget right – already a near-impossible task. With so many of his cabinet reportedly interested in acquiring his job, the PM and his