c/uk_politics · by Veserr@sh.itjust.works · 102dWes Streeting quits cabinet and calls on Starmer to resign https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign20 points · 10 comments · view on lemmy.world
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florge@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 102d
What a waste of time this is all gonna be
MrNesser@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 102d
He hasn't pulled the pin on the leadership grenade yet. If he doesn't do it soon he will be seen as just talk.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 101d
He'll do it, he's insanely ambitious despite being one of the few potential Labour leaders who'd be even worse than Starmer.
tankplanker@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 101d
I don't think he has the numbers to do it, imagine not being able to able to find 80 MPs to support you against Starmer
And he certainly doesn't have the numbers with the members vote, his best bet is for Burnham and Rayner to split the vote.
gedhrel@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 101d
The leadership contest uses ranked preference voting. There's no vote-splitting.
tankplanker@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 101d
In that case hes fucked
MrNesser@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 101d
Feels like there's an intentional delay to get Burnham in now as well.
Probably been told to hold off at the cost of burning political capital
tankplanker@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 101d
Knowing Wes he would only do that if he knows he can't win himself. He leaked he was sending in his letter so he had to do it when he did but the actual next step was missing so now he loses all momentum
MrNesser@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 101d
It becoming obvious that we'd be looking at a leader handover if Burnham won.
CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 101d
Oh God, he even fucking looks like a twat. No, thank you.