Former health secretary Wes Streeting.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 moment,...
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