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British Health Secretary Wes Streeting Wednesday denied speculation that he planned to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, following local reports saying that Labour MPs could move to oust the prime minister after the budget later this month, Reuters reported.
Local reports said Starmer could face an internal challenge from within the Labour Party, with some MPs allegedly preparing to act in the wake of Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’s budget announcement on November 26. The reports said senior aides in Downing Street had begun coordinating efforts to protect Starmer from potential leadership rivals, including Streeting and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Streeting rejected the speculation, calling it “totally self-defeating” and “not true”. “I’m not going to demand the prime minister’s resignation. I support the prime minister. I have done since he was elected leader of the Labour Party,” he told Sky News.
Speaking to LBC radio earlier, Streeting said, “The prime minister is not fighting for his job this morning,” pushing back against claims that Starmer’s leadership could be under threat.
Starmer led Labour to a landslide victory in 2024, ending 14 years of Conservative rule, but the government has faced growing criticism over its handling of the economy and public services. Recent opinion polls have shown Labour trailing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
Finance Minister Reeves is expected to outline tax increases in her second budget later this month to raise revenue and address a widening fiscal gap.
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