Wes Streeting has left Downing Street after meeting Sir Keir Starmer for just 16 minutes.
The Health Secretary entered No 10 at around 8.29am to challenge Sir Keir over his plan to rescue Labour amid mounting calls for the Prime Minister to resign.
He then left Downing Street at approximately 8.45am.
Allies of the Prime Minister said he would tell Mr Streeting, who has been widely tipped to challenge Sir Keir for the Labour leadership, to stop plotting against him during the brief meeting.
Almost 100 Labour MPs have demanded that Sir Keir quit after last week’s dire local election results, with four ministers, including a key ally of the Health Secretary, resigning in protest on Tuesday.
In another major blow to his premiership, all 11 trade unions affiliated to Labour withdrew their support for Sir Keir on Wednesday morning, saying it was “clear” he must leave before the next general election.
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