The Deputy Labour Leader has condemned “horrible personal briefings” as “totally unacceptable”. Speaking in a week that saw a briefing war emerge over Keir Starmer ’s leadership, Lucy Powell called for a “cultural reset” in how politics was done. Speaking to The Times, Ms Powell also opened up about being sacked as leader of the Commons by the PM . She said: “There are horrible personal briefings that are totally unacceptable. We do operate in quite a difficult environment for politicians now [