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UK’s Streeting Vows Leadership Challenge Won’t Be a Coronation

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Former Health Minister Wes Streeting vowed to fight against Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham if they went head-to-head in a race for the Labour Party leadership. #uk #politics #worldnews #europe

Streeting criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership, saying he observed a lack of vision, direction, and drive, and that Labour had made the mistake of reeling off its achievements in power like a shopping list.

Streeting advocated for a Denmark-style approach to welfare benefits and tentatively backed the involvement of Palantir Technologies Inc. in the UK's National Health Service, saying the contract should only be broken if patient data is being held insecurely or used unethically.

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