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Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say Allies of [Wes Streeting
resign, promised to press ahead with plans to reform the country before an expected meeting with his potential leadership rival Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting is preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday if the health secretary can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest. Streeting’s move to force
resign, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting thought to be plotting a leadership challenge. Supporters of Streeting told the BBC they expected the health secretary to challenge Sir Keir for the Labour leadership as soon
Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting), the health secretary who wants to replace him. Yesterday Starmer in effect challenged Streeting to ‘put up or shut up’ and, although some of Streeting’s allies have resigned from
Wes Streeting, some of his Labour colleagues assumed the health secretary’s chance to go for the top job might have passed for ever. “There is a risk he becomes the David Miliband of this
Wes Streeting, could imminently launch a leadership challenge. Allies of Streeting have [denied he will move against the prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/starmer-faces-perilous-24-hours-streeting-readying-leadership-bid) – and said he would only plan to stand if a leadership race
Wes isn’t going to challenge Keir but he is preparing in case it all falls apart.” Streeting is understood to have delivered this same message to No 10 last week but he will
Wes Streeting failed to materialise despite several of the health secretary’s allies quitting the government. But the prime minister’s fragile authority has been weakened by the resignation of four ministers – three of them
Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham – despite not being eligible – seen as [likely successors](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/22/four-top-labour-figures-could-beat-starmer-in-a-leadership-race-poll-finds). Some have argued Starmer should set out a timetable for his departure – and have suggested that a group
Wes Streeting, though this is denied by those close to the health secretary. On Friday, Streeting said Sir Keir had his support but "we have to take responsibility in government for our mistakes". Asked
Street - and for the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, as she is now advocating that the prime minister sets out a timetable for his departure, rather than leaving immediately. Burnham needs time
Wes Streeting’s challenge failed to materialise. However, his authority with Labour MPs remains weak. Each new resignation attempts to undermine his position. For now, Starmer remains in charge by default. For today’s First
Wes Streeting and called this week for the prime minister to resign, wants a significant rise in capital gains tax to pay for a reduction in national insurance. The group also wants a major package
resign. At Monday lunchtime, the co-chair of the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) Growth Group, Chris Curtis, once considered a loyalist group, said Starmer could not deliver the change the country needed. “I therefore think
planned new laws for the year and a bit ahead. This ceremonial occasion was scheduled for this week precisely because government figures anticipated a rough set of election results and a splash of political tumult
Street, no politician was told – not [David Lammy as foreign secretary](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/18/starmer-would-have-blocked-mandelson-role-over-vetting-failure-says-lammy), and not the prime minister. That’s extraordinary.” Paul is not alone in thinking this is extraordinary. Others have gone further
resignation and, after his speech in the morning, the numbers started to escalate. Here is [the LabourList one](https://labourlist.org/2026/05/labourlist-labour-mp-starmer-resignation-tracker/); by the end of last night they were on 77. The sort of names
resign](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/09/scottish-labour-leader-anas-sarwar-keir-starmer-to-stand-down). Alongside Amy Richards, the Downing Street political director, and Jonathan Reynolds, the chief whip, they coordinated a response to Sarwar that was so swift it gave any potential rival very little
planned relaunch speech on Monday but would mount a challenge if she remained "dissatisfied". Addressing the MP directly on the same programme, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said: "I love you dearly Catherine, but we just