Westminster is watching for a sharper push from Miliband and allies as resignations and cabinet dynamics raise pressure on Keir Starmer.

Westminster is watching for Miliband and other allies to make a more forceful case to Starmer — and the trickle of ministerial aides resigning Monday night only makes this more likely.. Tuesday morning’s regular Cabinet meeting will present a prime opportunity.. 3) A rival squashes the stasis to go over the top The Cabinet minister being most closely observed right now is Wes Streeting.. The health secretary is one of the big three Labour figures

seen as Starmer’s likely successor.. But none of the contenders right now seem either willing or able to make the first move.. For one thing, preening for the top job is typically looked down upon in the Labour movement.. And the telegenic Streeting is often suspected of this.. His association with Peter Mandelson — whose deeply controversial appointment as ambassador to the U.S.. despite a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein added fuel to Starmer’s crisis —

is another barrier for Streeting.. And his position on the right of the party means his stock with a left-wing selectorate is low.. But that still puts him in a better position than his two main rivals.. Angela Rayner is still trying to resolve the tax issue that forced her to resign as deputy prime minister in September.

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