Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting effectively triggered a Labour leadership contest this week by publicly distancing himself from Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Streeting claimed the public lacks an "emotional connection" to Starmer and criticized the current government for being underprepared for power. In a move to shed his "Blairite" label, he attacked former PM Tony Blair for ignoring inequality and being too subservient to the United States. To differentiate his platform, Streeting proposed controversial policies like approving new North Sea oil licenses and cutting national insurance taxes for employers to spark growth.
Westminster observers now expect an increasingly aggressive struggle for the party's future as internal polling figures fluctuate.
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