"Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary after stating he has lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. It is widely expected that Mr Streeting will now mount a leadership challenge against the prime minister. In his resignation letter, the former health secretary accused Sir Keir of creating a vacuum where the country needed a vision and urged him to listen to your colleagues. Downing Street has said Sir Keir has vowed to fight on despite suggestions of an imminent challenge to his leadership."
"In his resignation letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting said he had concluded that it would be dishonourable and unprincipled to continue under his leadership. Letter in full He said: Dear Prime Minister, The results are in and I am pleased to report that I have delivered against the ambitious targets you set for me when I became your Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Today's figures confirm that we surpassed our waiting times target despite strikes, and that waiting lists fell by 110,000 in March the biggest monthly drop outside of Covid since 2008 meaning that we a"
Wes Streeting resigned as health secretary after stating he had lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership. He said he had concluded it would be dishonourable and unprincipled to continue under Starmer. Streeting accused Starmer of creating a vacuum where the country needed a vision. He urged Starmer to listen to colleagues. Downing Street said Starmer vowed to fight on despite suggestions of an imminent leadership challenge. It is widely expected that Streeting will mount a leadership challenge against the prime minister. Streeting’s letter referenced health and social care targets, including waiting times and waiting lists falling by 110,000 in March.
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