Wes Streeting, who resigned as Britain’s health secretary two days ago, vowed to stand in any UK leadership contest seeking to unseat Keir Starmer as prime minister.
Politics Facebook X LinkedIn Email Link Gift Expand Wes Streeting speaks at the Progress Conference 2026! in London, UK, on May 16.
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Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback: Take our Survey New Window Facebook X LinkedIn Email Link Gift By Rebecca Smith May 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM UTC Updated on May 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM UTC Bookmark Save Wes Streeting , who resigned as Britain’s health secretary two days ago, vowed to stand in any UK leadership contest seeking to unseat Keir Starmer as prime minister.
In his first speech since leaving Bloomberg Terminal Starmer’s government, Streeting said the Labour party’s disastrous local election results were “unprecedented,” and warned that nationalists are in power “in every corner of the UK.”
