UK health secretary Wes Streeting resigns and is expected to challenge Starmer’s leadership

Health Secretary Wes Streeting quit embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Cabinet Thursday in what is expected to be a precursor to challenging his leadership.

Streeting is the first Cabinet member to resign as Starmer faces pressure to step down after the Labour Party’s disastrous results last week in local and regional elections.

Streeting, whose political ambitions have long been known, is considered one of a handful of people who could try to unseat Starmer.