Wes Streeting has called for a "proper contest" to replace Sir Keir Starmer and confirmed he would stand if the race is triggered, as he and other senior Labour figures make their pitch to oust the Prime Minister.In his first public appearance since resigning as health secretary, Mr Streeting set out a fledgling policy platform for a run at the Labour leadership.He said Britain must pursue a "new special relationship" with the European Union and signalled he wanted to see the country rejoin the

Wes Streeting has called for a "proper contest" to replace Sir Keir Starmer and confirmed he would stand if the race is triggered, as he and other senior Labour figures make their pitch to oust the Prime Minister.In his first public appearance since resigning as health secretary, Mr Streeting set out a fledgling policy platform for a run at the Labour leadership.He said Britain must pursue a "new special relationship" with the European Union and signalled he wanted to see the country rejoin the trade bloc in the future.Mr Streeting is among the senior Labour figures to call for a debate over the future of the party's soul, amid the crisis that has engulfed it after a bruising set of election results across England, Scotland and Wales.