Starmer is under fire over a briefing war. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Keir Starmer attempted to distance himself from anonymous attacks made by senior Downing Street officials against health secretary Wes Streeting on Tuesday night, though he defended his “united team” working at Number 10.

In an awkward Prime Minister’s Questions for Starmer, the Prime Minister said briefings against Cabinet ministers were “unacceptable”.

He said he backed Streeting, who was in Manchester for ministerial work, for doing a “great job” in reforming the NHS.

“Any attack on any member of my cabinet is completely unacceptable,” Starmer said.

“[Streeting]’s doing a great job, as is the whole of my Cabinet.”

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