Keir Starmer is facing a perilous 24 hours as allies of Wes Streeting said he was prepared to bid for the leadership if the prime minister’s premiership falls apart and Angela Rayner warned that a change of direction was needed. Starmer was hoping to save his job with a speech that sets out his vision for turning the country around on Monday, after a disastrous set of local election results in which the party lost support to Reform UK and the Greens. However, his chances of staying in No 10 appeared to be diminishing on Sunday as about 40 Labour MPs called for him to quit or name an exit date. One ally of Streeting told the Guardian: “Wes isn’t going to challenge Keir but he is preparing in case it all falls apart.” Streeting is understood to have delivered this same message to No 10 but he will not be the first to make a move against the prime minister. The health secretary’s supporters believe he has demonstrated fighting spirit after his local Redbridge council was retained by Labour.…