The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

'King of the North' in London: Can parachuting Andy Burnham into seat in capital save Labour?

They used to weigh the Labour vote in constituencies across the North West.

Evening Standard · May 12

Keir Starmer Pushed To The Brink As Over 60 Labour MPs Openly Demand Timetable For His Resignation

The Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a growing revolt from Labour MPs as pressure mounts from his own party, with cabinet members privately urging him to resign or set a timeline for departure.

International Business Times UK · May 12

Who could replace Keir Starmer? Runners and riders for next Labour leader as Rayner odds tumble

Keir Starmer faces possible leadership challenge as Wes Streeting quits Cabinet and joins list of nearly 100 Labour MPs calling on him to quit

Evening Standard · May 12

The timing of the Labour coup against Starmer helps one candidate – Wes Streeting

NEWS ANALYSIS: As allies of the health secretary publicly call for the prime minister to go, political editor David Maddox looks at why Keir Starmer’s premiership has unravelled so quickly

The Independent UK · May 12

What the polls say about the potential challengers to Keir Starmer’s leadership

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The Independent UK · May 12

Voices: Labour is giving us a psychodrama that absolutely nobody wants

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As more than 80 MPs call on Keir Starmer to quit, the party must look to its PM, roll up its sleeves and get on with the hard work of delivering for the UK rather than engaging in more unnecessary infighting

The Independent UK · May 12

Starmer on the brink as Cabinet members join more than 80 Labour MPs calling on PM to quit

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The Independent UK · May 12

Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership

In today’s newsletter: Our policy editor on what Keir Starmer said, how his leadership challengers have reacted, and what lies ahead

The Guardian - UK · May 12

Wes Streeting faces narrow road to Labour members’ favour

Health secretary’s soft-right credentials put him at a disadvantage even with reduced membership under Starmer

The Guardian - UK · May 12

Cabinet ministers turn on Starmer and urge him to quit, with Streeting ‘poised to launch leadership bid’

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood among cabinet ministers urging Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation – just hours after PM pledges to fight for the soul of Britain

The Independent UK · May 12