Wes Streeting Meets Keir Starmer Amid Labour Leadership Crisis
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Wes Streeting met Keir Starmer in Downing Street as Labour faces a leadership crisis, with allies of Streeting and resigned ministers calling for Starmer's resignation following poor local election results.
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Wes Streeting held a brief meeting with Keir Starmer in Downing Street amidst Labour's leadership crisis. The meeting lasted approximately 16 minutes, with Streeting leaving without comment. This comes after Dr. Zubir Ahmed, a resigned Junior Health Minister, blamed Starmer for Labour's poor local election results, urging him to set a departure timetable. Ahmed stated that Starmer's leadership issues distracted from challenging the SNP in Scotland, inadvertently aiding their fifth-term win. Nick Thomas-Symonds downplayed the meeting's significance, describing it as a casual "coffee" and noting no viable alternative candidate has emerged with enough MP support. Meanwhile, 11 Labour-affiliated unions, including Unite and Unison, predict Starmer won't lead the party into the next general election, citing the need for a new leader due to the party's unsustainable path.
