Who would be in Wes Streeting's corner if he ran for the Labour leadership?

"The Glasgow South West MP is among the small group of Streeting-supporting junior ministers who resigned on Tuesday. Working in Streeting's health department, the former surgeon collaborated closely with Streeting on NHS reform. Ahmed used his resignation to publicly criticise Starmer's leadership."

"One of the better-known ministers, despite her officially junior role covering safeguarding in the Home Office, Phillips also resigned on Tuesday as Streeting's allies sought to pick up momentum to push Starmer out. The Birmingham Yardley MP departed with a stinging letter of departure, saying the prime minister was too cautious and wedded to process to deliver bold action, even in her vital brief."

"The MP for Hexham since 2024 the first Labour representative for the Northumberland seat since it was created was Streeting's own parliamentary private secretary, the lowest rung of frontbench work. His resignation on Monday evening was seen as firing the starting gun on a possible Streeting bid. The two are close Streeting travelled north to campaign for Morris to become an MP."

"She was also adamant that Starmer should step down, writing in her resignation letter to him: I implore you to act in the country's interest and set out a timetable for your departure. Chris Curtis. Photograph: Roger Harris/UK Parliament Another 2024-intake MP, after taking Milton Keynes North from the Conservatives, Curtis is chair of the influential Labour Growth Group, which lobbies on economic and planning reform."

A small group of junior ministers and Labour MPs aligned with Wes Streeting resigned, including figures working in health and safeguarding roles. Zubir Ahmed, a former surgeon in Streeting’s health department, resigned and criticized Starmer’s leadership. Jess Phillips, responsible for safeguarding in the Home Office, also resigned with a letter saying Starmer was too cautious and focused on process rather than bold action. Joe Morris, Streeting’s parliamentary private secretary, resigned and was seen as signaling a potential Streeting bid. Alex Davies-Jones and Chris Curtis resigned as well, urging Starmer to set a timetable for departure and arguing that insufficient action had been taken to address the prime minister’s position.

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