Starmer sees open rebellion break out, challenge incoming from former Health Secretary

Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer broke out into open rebellion Thursday, with one potential rival resigning from the Cabinet and another clearing the way for her to enter any future leadership contest.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting became the first senior minister to quit Starmer ’s Cabinet on Thursday in what is expected to be a precursor to challenging his leadership.

Starmer is facing growing pressure to step down after his Labour Party’s disastrous results last week in local and regional elections.

“You have shown courage and statesmanship on the world stage — not least in keeping Britain out of the war in Iran,” Streeting wrote in a letter. “But where we need vision, we have a vacuum. Where we need direction, we have drift.”

“It is now clear that you will not lead the Labour Party into the next general election,” he added.

Streeting, whose political ambitions have long been known, is considered one of a handful of people who could try to unseat Starmer.

Another likely challenger, former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, said Thursday that she had reached........

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