UK health secretary Streeting quits Starmer cabinet (opens in new tab)

British Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government on Thursday, saying he had “lost confidence” in Starmer’s leadership and calling for a Labour leadership contest after poor local and regional election results last week. Streeting became the first Cabinet member to resign during the challenge to Starmer and said in an open letter that it was “clear” Starmer would not lead Labour into the next general election. Streeting stopped short of immediately ...