Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWes Streeting revealed he informed Sir Keir Starmer of his intention to challenge him for the Labour Party leadership. This disclosure occurred during a 16-minute meeting between the two at Downing Street last week. Streeting, who recently resigned as health secretary, made these comments in his first broadcast interview since stepping down. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday (21 May), he confirmed his leadership ambitions. He also stated he was 'very honest with the prime minister privately about where I thought the Government was going wrong'. In fullStreeting told Starmer he will ‘challenge him’ in Labour leadership race during 16-minute Downing Street meetingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in