""Wes doesn't have the numbers and Andy doesn't have a seat, for all this noise," one supporter of the prime minister told me. "Wes has bottled it, and caused massive damage and instability in the process." Streeting's supporters dismiss all this as spin and point out that plenty of the MPs that have called for the prime minister to resign are backers of other potential candidates, not least Burnham."
The prime minister met Health Secretary Wes Streeting privately for under 20 minutes after an offer from Sir Keir Starmer to cabinet ministers. The meeting’s details may not be known immediately. Shortly afterward, the King arrived in Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament, where the sovereign reads planned new laws. The ceremony was scheduled to coincide with anticipated rough election results and political turmoil, aiming to help the prime minister relaunch and keep MPs away from Westminster to make plotting harder. Despite that, plotting continued. The prime minister’s authority has been repeatedly undermined, but no contender has secured the 81 MPs needed for a leadership challenge, and Andy Burnham has not yet found a parliamentary seat to contest. Supporters of the prime minister claim Streeting lacks the numbers and Burnham lacks a seat, while Streeting’s supporters dismiss the claims as spin and note that many MPs calling for resignation back other potential candidates.
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