Streeting tees up possible Labour leadership race next week
TL;DR
Wes Streeting said he would be prepared to trigger a Labour leadership contest to replace Keir Starmer if leadership paralysis persists, potentially as soon as next week after the Makerfield by-election; he claims 81 Labour MPs backing him and says Burnham would stand, but he wants to give the PM space over the weekend before deciding, while stressing his pledge to avoid costly promises and to pursue fiscal responsibility.
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- Streeting suggests he would be prepared to trigger leadership contest as early as next week BBC
- Burnham team tell ministers to delay resignations to avoid chaos The Guardian
- Urged to consider his position, Starmer warns against UK leadership challenge Reuters
- Wes Streeting: I have the numbers to challenge Keir Starmer — but I want him to go quietly politico.eu
- Starmer remains defiant as leadership challenge inches closer BBC
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