Who might challenge Keir Starmer’s leadership?

Who might challenge Keir Starmer’s leadership?

From The News Meeting by The Observer

May 14, 2026 · 38 min · Episode 709

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential challenges to Keir Starmer's leadership following Wes Streeting's resignation and explores various political topics.

Wes Streeting, the health secretary, announces he’s resigning from government in an attempt to force Sir Keir Starmer out of Downing Street. Has the Labour leadership contest officially started? What can we learn from US Donald Trump’s summit with China’s Xi Jinping? And why are young people facing a significant retirement crisis? Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Stephen Armstrong, Cat Neilan and Caitlin Macdonald as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.  **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk   Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell Producer: Amalie Sortland Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk   Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Giles Whittell

Guests: Stephen Armstrong, Cat Neilan, Caitlin Macdonald

Topics covered

  • Labour leadership contest
  • Keir Starmer
  • Wes Streeting resignation
  • US-China relations
  • retirement crisis
  • young people
  • political commentary

Keywords

  • Keir Starmer
  • Wes Streeting
  • Labour Party
  • Donald Trump
  • Xi Jinping
  • retirement crisis
  • politics
  • young people

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Organizations: The Observer, Acast

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