Streeting resignation sparks leadership bid against Starmer
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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's cabinet, signaling a potential leadership challenge as Labour faces pressure from local election losses. Streeting praises NHS gains but argues there is a leadership vacuum, with figures like Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham viewed as possible contenders; any leadership bid would require substantial MP backing under Labour rules while Starmer defends his leadership amid Britain’s political turbulence.
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- Streeting quits Starmer’s Cabinet as Burnham finds a way back — as it happened politico.eu
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