Streeting told Starmer he will ‘challenge him’ in Labour leadership race during 16-minute Downing Street meeting
Wes Streeting has announced his intention to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party. This revelation came during a 16-minute meeting at Downing Street, where Streeting expressed his views on the government's direction. He emphasized that he sees nothing wrong with having ambition in politics.
- ▪Wes Streeting confirmed he will challenge Keir Starmer for Labour leadership.
- ▪The announcement was made during a meeting at Downing Street.
- ▪Streeting expressed his honest opinions about the government's performance.
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Independent TVShowing now | News01:23Holly Bishop Thursday 21 May 2026 09:11 BSTBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/wes-streeting-keir-starmer-labour-leadership-video-b2980913.html","title":"Streeting told Starmer he would ‘challenge him’ for leadership"}}Streeting told Starmer he will ‘challenge him’ in Labour leadership race during 16-minute Downing Street meetingWes Streeting has revealed that he told Sir Keir Starmer that he would challenge him for leadership of the Labour Party during their 16-minute meeting at Downing Street last week.The Ilford MP gave his first…
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