Keir Starmer has admitted that speculation he could be ousted from his job as prime minister is “pretty rife” at the moment in an extraordinarily candid moment.

The PM was grilled by MPs on the Liaison Committee on Monday afternoon about the continuous leaks that have come from within his government.

The chair of the Standards Committee, Tory MP Alberto Costa, asked the prime minister about the ministerial code of conduct, noting that questions about leadership are meant to be handled by Labour staff – not governmental employees.

The Tory MP said: “Can you confirm that Labour Party leadership speculation is a purely party political matter?”

It comes after health secretary Wes Streeting........

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