Are the Downing Street dominoes about to fall?
The resignation of UK Defence Secretary John Healey has sparked concerns regarding the stability of Sir Keir Starmer's government. Critics and insiders suggest the departure highlights a lack of control within the administration and potential internal fractures.
Why it matters
The loss of a senior cabinet member over policy disagreements threatens the political survival of the current Labour government.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Laura Kuenssberg Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg BBC At lunchtime on Thursday, my phone pinged. It was a video message from a Labour source, a gif of a shadowy hand flicking over one domino, which knocked over another, then another, then another. Then hundreds, then thousands, came tumbling down.
The article reports on internal political turmoil using quotes from various sources, maintaining a standard journalistic distance.
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