Wes Streeting British Health Minister quits - and will probably soon challenge Keir Starmer
British Health Minister Wes Streeting has resigned in protest against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Streeting made the announcement on the X platform.
14.05.2026, 14:29
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- British Health Minister Wes Streeting is resigning.
- The 43-year-old is expected to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the party presidency.
British Health Minister Wes Streeting has announced his resignation. It is widely expected that Streeting's move on Thursday will position him as a candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party against ailing Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Almost four years ago, the fall of the then Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson was triggered by the resignation of his Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, who later ran for the party leadership.
Starmer has been up to his neck politically since his Labor Party lost the local and regional elections a week ago. Starmer had already had to listen to calls for his resignation because he had appointed Jeffrey Epstein confidant Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
His government is also unpopular due to the weak economy, high cost of living and ailing public services. Calls for Starmer's resignation have largely come from backbenchers in the Commons. Political heavyweights such as Streeting, however, have so far remained in the cabinet.
