{"id":9956,"date":"2026-05-17T09:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9956"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:13:26","slug":"u-k-health-secretary-will-run-for-prime-minister-after-challenging-starmers-leadership-in-scathing-resignation-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9956","title":{"rendered":"U.K. health secretary will run for prime minister after challenging Starmer&#8217;s leadership in scathing resignation letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Streeting said at a think tank event in London, two days after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham unveiled a bid to become a member of Parliament, or MP.<\/p>\n<p>If successful, that would allow Burnham to run in a Labour leadership contest that now appears all but inevitable, though it is yet to be formally triggered by MPs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/16\/4632d5c4-6e4b-4104-94c2-1f3f8db58a09\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4a5c16a95a7fcf1f3bbadaf4f513b35d\/ap26136516056296.jpg#\" alt=\"Britain Politics \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/16\/4632d5c4-6e4b-4104-94c2-1f3f8db58a09\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4a5c16a95a7fcf1f3bbadaf4f513b35d\/ap26136516056296.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/16\/4632d5c4-6e4b-4104-94c2-1f3f8db58a09\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/d0fdb563bbd5e723aff6fd0cfc9481e7\/ap26136516056296.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Wes Streeting arrives at the Progress Conference at Convene in London, Saturday May 16, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jeff Moore\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Streeting wrote in a scathing resignation letter challenging Starmer&#8217;s leadership that he does not see the prime minister as being able to &#8220;lead the Labour Party into the next general election,&#8221; 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