# Britain’s Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has resigned, saying he has lost confidence in prime minister Keir Starmer. The prime minister is facing mounting pressure to step down following the Labour Party’s disastrous performance in the local elections last week. Setting out the reasons for his resignation, he pointed to progressive voters losing faith in the party, Starmer’s missteps, and the threat of Nigel Farage’s hard-right Reform UK party. Streeting is widely thought to be planning to challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership.
Wes Streeting resigns as Britain’s Health Secretary