{"id":430447,"date":"2026-05-14T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/2026\/05\/uk-starmer-has-made-clear-to-allies-he-will-stand-fight-if-streeting-triggers-contest\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T00:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:00:07","slug":"uk-starmer-has-made-clear-to-allies-he-will-stand-fight-if-streeting-triggers-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/2026\/05\/uk-starmer-has-made-clear-to-allies-he-will-stand-fight-if-streeting-triggers-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Starmer: Has made clear to allies, he will stand &amp; fight if Streeting triggers contest."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>UK PM Starmer is saying:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has made it clear to allies that he will stand and fight if Wes Streeting to succeed in triggering a leadership contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Starmer and Streeting met this morning in what was dubbed &#8220;showdown,&#8221; though Streeting spent less than 20 minutes in Downing Street. The meeting lasted just 16 minutes, and when asked about it, the PM&#8217;s spokesman declined to reveal details, stating only that &#8220;the prime minister has full confidence in the health secretary.&#8221; According to The Times, Streeting was expected to discuss the &#8220;turbulence&#8221; gripping the party and how Starmer would &#8220;get us out of this mess.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The meeting comes after Labour descended into open division over the prime minister&#8217;s future, with four ministers resigning and at least 80 MPs urging him to quit, while more than 100 others warned against a leadership contest. Among those who resigned are prominent MP Jess Phillips, who said she was tired of seeing &#8220;opportunities for progress stalled and delayed,&#8221; and Zubir Ahmed, a Streeting ally. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">On whether Streeting will trigger a leadership contest, the situation is on a knife-edge. The Times reported that Streeting plans to resign as early as Thursday to make a bid for the leadership, with an ally quoted as saying &#8220;He is going for it. He&#8217;s going tomorrow,&#8221; though there was no immediate statement from Streeting&#8217;s office. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Countering that, a Starmer ally, Europe minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, said no candidate appeared to have the backing of enough MPs to trigger a challenge, and that it did not look likely, urging colleagues to &#8220;move on.&#8221; The SNP have also said they will try to force a vote on Starmer&#8217;s future via an amendment to the King&#8217;s Speech, which would essentially function as an unofficial no-confidence vote. The next 24\u201348 hours look decisive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">A Labour leadership contest can only be triggered in one of two ways \u2014 either Starmer resigns voluntarily, or a challenger secures nominations from 20% of Labour MPs. With Labour holding around 405 seats, that threshold currently sits at 81 MPs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/news\/uk\/2026\/05\/12\/starmer-on-the-brink-how-a-labour-leadership-contest-would-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\">T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                            This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK PM Starmer is saying: Has made it clear to allies that he will stand and fight if Wes Streeting to succeed in triggering a leadership contest. Starmer and Streeting met this morning in what was dubbed &#8220;showdown,&#8221; though Streeting spent less than 20 minutes in Downing Street. 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