A power struggle has broken out in No10 between Sue Gray and Sir Keir Starmer's top adviser Morgan McSweeney.
Gray, who was brought in by Starmer after her stint as a senior civil servant, is at loggerheads with McSweeney after reportedly blocking the Prime Minister from receiving security updates.
A Whitehall source claimed Gray thinks "she runs the country".
A source told The Mail on Sunday: "It has got to the point where we have said that the PM needs to be given an intelligence briefing and Gray has said ‘tell me’. But we need to know that it has reached him."
However, Downing Street dismissed the accusations against Gray as "noises off from people who don’t know what they’re talking about".
McSweeney also disputes all the claims made about him.
However, Gray reportedly twice moved McSweeney's desk within No10 to move him further away from the Prime Minister's office.
GB News has approached No10 and the Labour Party for comment.
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Starmer releases statement with Macron and Scholz warning Iran against attacking Israel
Sir Keir Starmer has released a joint statement warning Iran against attacking Israel.
The Prime Minister, who penned the statement alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, made the intervention amid growing tensions in the Middle East.
Despite war between Israel and Hamas raging on, Iran vowed to seek revenge for the assassination of October 7 mastermind Ismail Haniyeh.
The statement said:"We, the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, welcome the tireless work of our partners in Qatar, Egypt and the United States towards an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages.
"We endorse the joint statement of HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, President Sisi and President Biden calling for the immediate resumption of negotiations.
"We agree that there can be no further delay. We have been working with all parties to prevent escalation and will spare no effort to reduce tensions and find a path to stability.
"The fighting must end now, and all hostages still detained by Hamas must be released.
"The people of Gaza need urgent and unfettered delivery and distribution of aid.
"We are deeply concerned by the heightened tensions in the region, and united in our commitment to de-escalation and regional stability.
"In this context, and in particular, we call on Iran and its allies to refrain from attacks that would further escalate regional tensions and jeopardise the opportunity to agree a ceasefire and the release of hostages.
"They will bear responsibility for actions that jeopardise this opportunity for peace and stability.
"No country or nation stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East."
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