Wes Streeting has fired the starting gun on a Labour leadership contest, publicly demanding Keir Starmer announce a resignation timetable if Andy Burnham wins Thursday's Makerfield by-election. Speaking in Tower Bridge, the former health secretary claimed backing from 81 Labour MPs and warned against a "Dutch auction" of expensive pledges. Meanwhile, Starmer remains defiant from the G7 summit, insisting he will "fight" any contest.

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