'He Has The Numbers': Wes Streeting Allies Insist He Will Run In Labour Leadership Contest |
'He Has The Numbers': Wes Streeting Allies Insist He Will Run In Labour Leadership Contest
Supporters of Keir Starmer had claimed the former health secretary did not have enough support from MPs.
Wes Streeting will definitely run in the upcoming Labour leadership contest, his allies have told HuffPost UK.
It is the first confirmation that he plans to mount a bid to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister.
Supporters of Starmer have claimed that the former health secretary – who resigned with a ferocious attack on the prime minister yesterday – does not have enough support from Labour MPs to mount a challenge.
Under Labour Party rules, any candidate must have the support of at least 20% of its MPs to make it onto the ballot paper. At the........