Wes walks, Starmer stays, but has Burnham got the momentum? – The Latest
The Guardian
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Wes Streeting has quit his cabinet role as health secretary and called on Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister after days of speculation.
But Streeting did not launch his own challenge to trigger a leadership contest, so what could be next for Starmer’s government?
And has he left the door open for Andy Burnham to return?
Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s deputy political editor, Jessica Elgot.
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