Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say
Summary
Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, is reportedly preparing to resign and challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of their party. Streeting's allies believe he has enough support from members of parliament (MPs) to launch a formal leadership bid soon, despite some doubts about the numbers.Key Facts
- Wes Streeting is the current health secretary in the UK government.
- He plans to resign and run for the leadership of the Labour Party.
- To officially start a leadership challenge, he needs support from at least 81 MPs.
- Some insiders doubt that Streeting currently has that many endorsements.
- Streeting has been contacting MPs to gain their backing for his bid.
- He had a brief meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer but did not comment afterwards.
- Some Labour MPs want Starmer to resign due to concerns about his leadership.
- Zubir Ahmed, an ally of Streeting, recently resigned and called for Starmer to step down.
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