Wes Streeting leaves No 10 after planned talks with Keir Starmer last less than 20 minutes - UK politics live

By Andrew Sparrow · The Guardian World

A number of the health secretary’s allies called for the prime minister’s resignation but Streeting has yet to call for a formal leadership challenge Report: Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialise Here is some comment from journalists on the Starmer/Streeting meeting. From Anne McElvoy at Politico Starmer rigorously follow a bureaucratic control playbook in the handling of the Streeting encounter - set meetings only on your terms Wes Streeting was in and out of Downing Street this morning in 20 minutes flat. Not a word to the media, but a long confident walk up and down the street before and after. Projecting determination. Streeting went through the door of Number 10 at 08:24 and left at 08:41. So that is actually 17 minutes. Brief. Anyone would think we were talking about the final scene at a Casino Royale or something, looking at some of the coverage that we’ve had. There is no contest for the leadership of the Labour party. There’s a very clear way to do that under our rules of 81 people nominating an alternative candidate. That hasn’t happened. Continue reading...