Politics | Luke Alsford

The Labour left is furious at the Health Secretary’s allies for co-opting the challenge to Starmer

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, seen as a likely leadership rival, will hold talks with Keir Starmer in Downing Street before the King's Speech.

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The sword of Damocles was hovering over Keir Starmer’s seat in the cabinet this morning.

A number of Streeting’s allies resigned from their ministerial posts on Tuesday and called for Keir Starmer to quit

His refusal to step down is an act of contempt for the public.

For the first time in history, a British court will attempt to sentence activists taking direct action as terrorists despite not being convicted of terror charges. This was kept secret from the jury and UK media has been barred from disclosing it until now. Harriet Williamson reports.

Starmer has refused to go quietly, as some within the UK’s Labour government had clearly hoped, and has defied rebels to challenge him.