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‘Is he getting rid of Starmer?’ Profile boost for Streeting in Ilford North seat

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W es Streeting’s potential leadership bid has been the subject of mockery from figures within Labour, while the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s slapdown of the now former health secretary in the Commons on Wednesday went viral on social media. However, in Streeting’s parliamentary seat of Ilford North, his constituents seem rather fond of him and pleased with the prospect that their MP could get the keys to No 10. Lesley, who works in Tesco in Barkingside, said: “He’d be very good. He comes into Tesco’s a lot, he’s a nice man. He talks to all of us.” And some people are indeed sick of Keir Starmer’s premiership. Lesley asked: “Is [Streeting] getting rid of Starmer?” and then gave two thumbs up. Streeting ranks third with the general public among potential leadership contenders, according to YouGov, with Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner in front. He is less popular with Labour members, who put him fourth behind Burnham, Rayner and Ed Miliband.…

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