Wes Streeting has resigned from Keir Starmer’s cabinet with a blistering attack on the PM. But with no contest formally triggered, how long can Starmer cling on before more ministers call for him to go?
Tim Stanley speaks to the Telegraph’s chief political commentator Ben Riley-Smith on the impact and timing of Streeting’s resignation and whether his letter offers an in for either Andy Burnham or Angela Rayner.
Meanwhile, friend of The Daily T Jacob Rees-Mogg also drops in to give an insight into the chaos of a political party leadership contest.
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