Did “Lady Macbeth” brief against Streeting?
Rumours are swirling that another Labour MP with leadership ambitions is using an intermediary to block rivals
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The Pygge is the New Statesman's gossip columnist, spreading mischief and mayhem wherever they go. Email tips and party invites to tips@newstatesman.co.uk Edward and Edwina Pygge were pseudonyms used by a collection of writers associated with the New Statesman in the 1970s.
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