Wes Streeting, who resigned as UK health secretary this week, announced Saturday he will run to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister,

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Another day of fevered speculation in parliament saw allies of Wes Streeting claim he is set to resign from the as health secretary and trigger a leadership election with rivals…

"It is now clear that you will not lead the Labour Party into the next general election," Wes Streeting wrote to Keir Starmer.

Streeting’s resignation comes in the wake of the Labour party’s poor performance in the local elections, held on 7 May.