{"id":343348,"date":"2026-05-13T21:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/health-secretary-wes-streeting-to-launch-leadership-bid-within-24-hours-itv-news-understands\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:00:37","slug":"health-secretary-wes-streeting-to-launch-leadership-bid-within-24-hours-itv-news-understands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/health-secretary-wes-streeting-to-launch-leadership-bid-within-24-hours-itv-news-understands\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Secretary Wes Streeting to launch leadership bid within 24 hours, ITV News understands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-VXgUmUPBlQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Health Secretary Wes Streeting to launch leadership bid within 24 hours, ITV News understands\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-VXgUmUPBlQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer are understood to be working the members&#8217; tea rooms in Parliament after the prime minister addressed challenges to his leadership to MPs in the Commons.<\/p>\n<p>Allies of the PM are reported to be urging colleagues not to &quot;plunge the party into chaos&quot; \u2013 warning that a leadership contest would paralyse the government for months.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Starmer addressed the Commons on Wednesday after the King delivered the State Opening of Parliament to set out the government&#8217;s legislative agenda.<\/p>\n<p>However, it remains uncertain whether Starmer will be in post to see the agenda through, with his allies reported to be bracing themselves for a leadership challenge by Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer are understood to be working the members&#8217; tea rooms in Parliament after the prime minister addressed challenges to his leadership to MPs in the Commons. 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