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Starmer holds 16-minute meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisis
UK NewsPolitics•May 13, 2026 at 11:30 AMNational

Starmer holds 16-minute meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisis

By Aletha Adu Political correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Ally of health secretary calls for prime minister to set out timetable for departure ahead of king’s speechWes Streeting has held talks with Keir Starmer in Downing Street as an ally of the health secretary renewed calls for the prime minister to resign, saying his authority had “irretrievably ebbed away”.Streeting arrived in No 10 on Wednesday morning amid intense speculation over Labour’s leadership crisis and his own future within the party. He left approximately 16 minutes later without commenting to the media. Continue reading...

Ally of health secretary calls for prime minister to set out timetable for departure ahead of king’s speech

Wes Streeting has held talks with Keir Starmer in Downing Street as an ally of the health secretary renewed calls for the prime minister to resign, saying his authority had “irretrievably ebbed away”.

Streeting arrived in No 10 on Wednesday morning amid intense speculation over Labour’s leadership crisis and his own future within the party. He left approximately 16 minutes later without commenting to the media.

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