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“When it became about Wes, it was doomed”

New Statesman·Megan Kenyon·21 days ago
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Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images Members of the Labour left are furious that the attempt to oust Keir Starmer has been, in their view, co-opted by allies of Wes Streeting. Sources pointed out that three out of the four ministerial resignations were allies of Streeting: Jess Phillips, Alex Davies-Jones and Zubir Ahmed, a health minister, all resigned on Tuesday afternoon (12 May). One told me that once the attempted ousting “became about Wes, it was doomed”. One left-wing MP described the day’s events as a “coup by Wes” and speculated “he doesn’t have the bottle to front it himself because they don’t want it to be said the right took Keir out and not the left.” Another Labour MP said they thought Streeting would have to move officially later today (12 May), and said they thought he may have got his supporters to resign to drum up the numbers for a leadership bid. Another Labour left source suggested that even if Streeting does run, he may not win, ruining Labour’s chance at a change of leadership.…

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