Well, well, well. After weeks of insisting he ‘has the numbers’ and ‘will stand in any leadership contest’, Wes Streeting has today done the exact opposite. The former Health Secretary confirmed in a letter posted on social media that he accepts the wishes of the PLP to stage a coronation for the new MP for

Some Labour MPs still want former mayor to face the ‘scrutiny’ of ideas through a contested leadership contest

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…