‘Is he getting rid of Starmer?’ Profile boost for Streeting in Ilford North seat

Despite slim majority of 528, many constituents of potential Labour leadership candidate seem rather fond of him

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es Streeting’s potential leadership bid has been the subject of mockery from figures within Labour – and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s slapdown of the former health secretary in the Commons on Wednesday went viral on social media.

However, in Streeting’s parliamentary seat of Ilford North, his constituents seem rather fond of him and pleased with the prospect that their MP could get the keys to No 10. Lesley, who works in Tesco in Barkingside, said: “He’d be very good. He comes into Tesco’s a lot, he’s a nice man. He talks to all of us.”

And some people are indeed sick of Keir Starmer’s premiership. Lesley asked: “Is [Streeting] getting rid of Starmer?”, and then gave two thumbs up.