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Wes Streeting, just as it appeared he may have been bottling it, has sensationally quit government. He becomes the most senior minister to publicly lose faith in Sir Keir Starmer, and is widely expected to launch a leadership challenge of his own. A man long known for his ambition has finally put his cards on the table.

If Wes Streeting is ever to become Prime Minister, this is his moment - even if many of his Labour colleagues remain deeply suspicious about both his ideological leanings and his alleged disloyalty.

But what the Health Secretary's departure really reveals is just how impotent Sir Keir Starmer has become. For more than 24 hours, the media was full of reports that Streeting was about to resign and launch a challenge.

Even prior to their notably brief........

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