Sir Keir Starmer will assemble his new-look Cabinet for the first time on Tuesday after insisting again that he would not “walk away” from Downing Street. Tuesday’s regular Cabinet meeting will be the first since Wes Streeting resigned as health secretary and called on the Prime Minister to quit last week. It also follows Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s announcement that he intends to fight the Makerfield by-election.
Meanwhile, polling by YouGov suggested Mr Burnham would be Labour members’ preferred candidate for leader, with 47% saying he would be their first choice for the job.
Some 31% ranked Sir Keir as their first choice, followed by former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner on 8%.
Just 4% ranked Mr Streeting as their first choice, with 57% saying he was wrong to resign as health secretary and 15% backing him in a head-to-head contest with the Prime Minister.
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