Streeting breaks ranks with Starmer on leadership

Wes Streeting, who recently stepped down as Health Secretary, has publicly urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to reconsider his position. It is the sharpest challenge from within Labour's senior ranks since the Makerfield by-election triggered leadership speculation. Starmer countered by telling supporters he would fight any contest, framing it as damaging to Britain. The intervention shifts the calculus among wavering MPs as Burnham signals his own interest in contesting a potential Labour leadership race.