{"id":295332,"date":"2025-11-13T00:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-starmer-prevent-a-leadership-contest-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T00:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:05:12","slug":"can-starmer-prevent-a-leadership-contest-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-starmer-prevent-a-leadership-contest-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Starmer prevent a leadership contest? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3VHEuS41Hk8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can Starmer prevent a leadership contest? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3VHEuS41Hk8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>There has been extensive speculation about the extent to which Sir Keir Starmer was aware of the anonymous briefings attacking potential leadership challengers in his own party. Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he has &quot;never authorised&quot; attacks on his cabinet ministers, calling briefings against them &quot;unacceptable&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Adam and Chris are joined by Alex Forsyth to discuss why this could be a sign of deeper problems for the Labour government, rather than just Westminster bubble gossip.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has been extensive speculation about the extent to which Sir Keir Starmer was aware of the anonymous briefings attacking potential leadership challengers in his own party. Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he has &quot;never authorised&quot; attacks on his cabinet ministers, calling briefings against them &quot;unacceptable&quot;. 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