Wes Streeting declared he will not seek the top job, throwing his weight behind Mr Burnham after Keir Starmer's resignation.

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The Prime Minister is considering a bid to sabotage a 'coronation' of Andy Burnham by secretly lending support to Wes Streeting and triggering a full-blown Labour leadership…