{"id":343754,"date":"2026-05-15T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wes-streeting-hasnt-launched-a-leadership-bid-yet-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T00:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:00:26","slug":"wes-streeting-hasnt-launched-a-leadership-bid-yet-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wes-streeting-hasnt-launched-a-leadership-bid-yet-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Wes Streeting hasn&#8217;t launched a leadership bid yet. This Is Why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MmCNKUIy8U4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wes Streeting hasn't launched a leadership bid yet. This Is Why.\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MmCNKUIy8U4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday lunchtime, Wes Streeting resigned from Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s government. The now-former health secretary said he had \u201clost confidence\u201d in the PM\u2019s premiership \u2013 the first cabinet minister to jump ship.<\/p>\n<p>But what he didn\u2019t say (yet) is that he will challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership \u2013 and with it, the keys to Number 10.<\/p>\n<p>So, why hasn\u2019t Streeting fired the starting gun on a contest his critics say he\u2019s been desperate to fight? What sort of leader might he eventually be, and what\u2019s his track record in government?<\/p>\n<p>Niall is joined by Sky News\u2019 political correspondent Rob Powell.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Wes Streeting\u2019s appearance on Electoral Dysfunction with Beth Rigby here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/7v0bnmE2FQg?si=FJdeWUu1Q0VMtpwb <\/p>\n<p>Have you got something you want Niall and the team to look into? 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