Streeting Says He Would Join Leadership Race as Burnham Vows to 'Save' Labour
Streeting said he had lost confidence in Starmer, while contenders would need 81 Labour MPs to trigger a leadership contest.
- On Friday, Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned from the cabinet, telling Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer he had lost confidence in his leadership and it would be "dishonourable and unprincipled" for him to remain in post.
- Starmer faces calls from more than 90 Labour MPs to resign following last week's dismal local election results. The Prime Minister insisted on Tuesday he would fight any leadership challenge, maintaining that a formal trigger process has not yet commenced.
- Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham seeks to return to Parliament after Makerfield MP Josh Simons announced he would stand down on Thursday. However, Burnham requires National Executive Committee approval and faces a tough fight in a seat where Reform UK won every ward in local elections.
- A leadership contest requires 81 backers from 403 Labour MPs to qualify. Potential candidates include Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who was recently cleared by HMRC of tax misconduct allegations.
- Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden warned of "political risk" in an "unnecessary" by-election, citing governance concerns. In Labour's 126-year history, no sitting prime minister has faced an official internal leadership challenge from within the party.
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The Independent (US)Burnham can stand in by-election – opening path to challenge Starmer for leadership
Labour’s ruling body had faced intense pressure to allow Burnham to run, following its decision to block him from running in the Gorton and Denton contest earlier this year
News diary 18-24 May: Starmer faces PMQs amid leadership woes, new BBC director-general, Premier League finale
It’s another crunch week coming up for Keir Starmer after Labour leadership rivals Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham made moves on Thursday in an attempt to force the prime minister into an orderly departure. But Streeting’s failure to produce the required numbers to trigger an immediate leadership contest means Starmer may yet have time to defend his position, with a by-election victory for Burnham by no means a sure thing after the local election…
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The Minister of Health resigns Streeting (who doesn't have the numbers to point to leadership). The premier resists, but now risks
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