UK health minister Wes Streeting resigns

May 14, 2026 8:06 AM EDT

British Health Secretary Wes Streeting walks on Downing Street, on the day of the State Opening of Parliament, in London, Britain, May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

LONDON, May ‌14 (Reuters) - ​British ​health minister Wes Streeting resigned from government ‌on Thursday, saying he ⁠had lost confidence in Prime ‌Minister Keir Starmer's ‌leadership.

"It is now clear that you will not lead ​the Labour Party into the next general ⁠election and that Labour MPs and ​Labour Unions want the debate about what comes ​next to be ‌a battle of ideas, not of personalities ⁠or petty factionalism," Streeting said in a letter ⁠published on X.

"It needs to be ​broad, and it needs the best possible field of candidates. ‌I support that approach and I hope ‌that you will facilitate ⁠this."

(Reporting by ‌Muvija M, ​writing by Sam Tabahriti, editing by William ‌James)



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