00:00British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing an open rebellion within his government
00:04following the resignation of Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
00:08Streeting is the first cabinet members to step down since Labour suffered disastrous losses
00:12in last week's local and regional elections, which saw the party lose control of the developed
00:17Welsh Parliament and drop more than 1,300 consul seats.
00:22In his resignation letter, Streeting sharply criticized Starmer's direction,
00:26writing that a vacuum of vision had left the administration in a state of drift.
00:31The departure follows the resignation of four junior ministers,
00:35with more than 80 Labour MPs now openly calling on the Prime Minister to step down.
00:40While Starmer has vowed to remain in office, backed by roughly 100 loyalist lawmakers,
00:45internal pressure continues to mount as potential contenders position themselves.
00:50Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, a left-wing figurehead,
00:54highly popular with the party's grassroots, announced she has been cleared off deliberate
00:58wrongdoing by tax authorities. The development effectively clears her path to enter a future
01:03leadership contest alongside Streeting. Supporters of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are also
01:10urging Starmer to set a clear timetable for his departure, allowing the mayor to seek Westminster's
01:15seat and join the race.
01:17Under party rules, a challenger requires the backing of 81 Labour MPs to trigger a formal contest.
01:25Thank you very much.
01:25Thank you very much.
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