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Rebel Labour MPs are believed to be lining up John Healey as a possible choice to switch Sir Keir Starmer. The Defence Secretary is reportedly seen as a “unity candidate” who may acquire help from each the proper and left of the parliamentary social gathering.

However, it seems Labour rebels are persevering with to have a look at potential replacements for Sir Keir with Mr Healey seen as a number one candidate.

One Labour supply informed The Telegraph that Mr Healey is “politically astute” and “isn’t divisive”.

While he seems to be gathering help, it’s thought Health Secretary Wes Streeting is shedding backing.

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The Telegraph additionally studies that some on the average wing of the Labour parliamentary social gathering assume he has grow to be too “toxic”, significantly after he determined to publish his WhatsApp messages with Lord Mandelson.

One message noticed Mr Streeting declare Labour had “no growth strategy” — a remark which a Labour supply mentioned “leaves a bad taste in the mouth”.

It’s prompt the prospect of Angela Rayner being one other management contender can be fading.

Allies of the previous deputy prime minister reportedly consider it’s unlikely she’s going to have the ability to run whereas she awaits the findings of an HMRC assessment into her failure to pay the right stamp obligation on the acquisition of a flat in Hove.

The MP for Ashton-under-Lyme has vital help throughout the social gathering and has lengthy been seen as a powerful candidate to switch Sir Keir.

Labour MPs have been left fearing for his or her seats attributable to bleak opinion ballot rankings over the PM.

Some polls have prompt Sir Keir is probably the most unpopular prime minister on document.