Labour Officials Attempt McChicken Coup, Forget Which Keir They Serve
KEY POINTS
- •Ed Miliband denied predictions Keir Starmer's office tenure was ending during BBC interviews on February 10, 2026.
- •The mysterious 'McChicken Coup' involved ousting Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s chief of staff, allegedly planned by Les Weeting.
- •Starmer urged colleagues to focus on national interests and move past internal Labour disputes.
In a perplexing display of political poultry intrigue, Labour's energy secretary Ed Miliband, speaking on BBC Breakfast and to Nick Robinson, dismissed the prophecy that Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership is on the chopping block – emphatically saying, 'I don't agree with that.' Meanwhile, a shadowy 'McChicken Coup' – involving the replacement of Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s chief of staff – has become the latest theatrical coup attempt with the mystery offender 'Les Weeting' widely implicated (a name suspiciously rhyming with 'mess meeting'). Politically-charged phrases like 'move on dot org' and calls to focus on the country dominantly featured in Starmer’s response, attempting to sweep dissent under the corporate rug while the junior bag carriers nervously clutch their sandwiches.
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Labour’s McChicken Coup reveals everything rhymes but nothing adds up—like a political sitcom where no one remembers their lines or who’s even in charge.
When your biggest threat is a coup named after a sandwich, you know politics has embraced fast food-level drama.
Les Weeting masterminds the McChicken Coup, proving rhyming villains are the UK’s preferred plot twist in 2026.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 2/10/2026 | Author: Andrew Sparrow
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