Starmer set to meet Streeting amid Labour ‘turbulence’ as pressure mounts on PM

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13 May 2026 • 2:14 AM MYT
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Starmer set to meet Streeting amid Labour ‘turbulence’ as pressure mounts on PM

  • Health Secretary Wes Streeting is scheduled to meet Sir Keir Starmer tomorrow morning amid calls for the Prime Minister to resign from over 100 MPs.
  • Streeting is reportedly set to question Starmer on how he plans to "get us out of this mess" and address the "turbulence" gripping the Labour Party, according to The Times.
  • The meeting follows a period of intense division over Sir Keir’s leadership. More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a letter declaring it is "no time for a leadership contest" and stressing the need to win back public trust.
  • The letter said: “Last week we had a devastatingly tough set of election results. It shows we have a hard job ahead to win back trust from the electorate.
  • “That job needs to start today – with all of us working together to deliver the change the country needs. We must focus on that.

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