Government bonds haven’t had a great few days, but there is one asset which has plummeted far quicker in value this morning: all the Wes Streeting-themed web domain names which had been registered in the hope that the former health secretary would run for the top job. Just try putting up ‘wesforleader.com’ or ‘wes4pm.org’ for sale now that Streeting has abandoned his own leadership ambitions and put his weight behind Andy Burnham.

In a party of fiscal fantasists, Streeting held the one flickering beacon of reality

In a party of fiscal fantasists, Streeting held the one flickering beacon of reality

True, he probably didn’t have a lot of choice given the number of Labour MPs who seemed prepared to sign Burnham’s nomination papers. But how utterly depressing at the same time. For the past few weeks, the possibility of a Streeting premiership was........

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