Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting today demanded that Sir Keir Starmer quit the top job once the Makerfield by-election concludes. The former Health Secretary called on the Prime Minister to set out a timetable for his departure at a press conference in the City.
He declared:
When the results are in, I hope the Prime Minister will reflect on his own position and set out a timetable. I think that would be a better way forward for everyone and would enable that better culture that we aspire to.
In a lavish conference room overlooking Tower Bridge, Streeting delivered his leadership pitch for ‘progressive capitalism’, whatever that word salad is supposed to mean. The wannabe Prime Minister confirmed he would ‘100 per cent’ stand in a contest rather than afford Andy Burnham a coronation. He also insisted he has the numbers to trigger a challenge.
In a dig at the Manchester mayor, the MP for Ilford North warned fellow Labour leadership candidates against making pricey pledges to ‘win over the party faithful at expense of the British people’. He also made a point of saying that ‘if you treat the bond markets as the enemy, you end up paying very heavy price for political failure’. Streeting, of course, insisted those remarks were aimed only at Zack Polanski – sure thing.
Towards the end of his press conference, Streeting indicated his support for Labour’s ‘Summer of Sex’ campaign. He said: ‘Sex education is important.’ If that does not win over hearts and minds, who knows what will.
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