HISTORICAL FACTS: 21 | History Defined

FTSE 100 shrugs off political drama as oil price dips

The FTSE 100 closed up 47.58 points, 0.5%, at 10,372.93.

Evening Standard · May 14

Labour winds are blowing towards Burnham – and Streeting knows it

Could now former health secretary and Manchester mayor be about to make an unlikely deal to oust Keir Starmer?

The Guardian - UK · May 14

What to know about contenders who could replace Keir Starmer as Britain's Labour leader

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership is in jeopardy after his Labour Party suffered heavy defeats in local elections last week

The Independent UK · May 14

Westminster ‘chaos’ underlines need to ‘break shackles’, says O’Neill

Stormont’s First Minister met in London with the SNP and Plaid Cymru following their election victories in Scotland and Wales.

Evening Standard · May 14

‘Where we need vision, we have a vacuum’: Wes Streeting’s scathing resignation letter in full

The former health secretary accused Keir Starmer of creating a ‘vacuum’ where the country needed a ‘vision’

The Independent UK · May 14

Nicki Minaj gives surprise endorsement to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch: 'One of a kind'

The US rapper is also a supporter of Donald Trump and previously clashed with Boris Johnson

Evening Standard · May 14

Wes Streeting’s resignation letter – what he said and what he meant

The key points in the former health secretary’s long letter to Keir Starmer decoded

The Guardian - UK · May 14

Waiting times for hospital treatment in England hit key target, figures show

Outgoing health secretary declares Labour’s ‘plan for the NHS is working’, though experts question how goal was reached

The Guardian - UK · May 14

What Wes Streeting said in his bombshell resignation letter to Keir Starmer

IN FULL

The Independent UK · May 14

UK minister quits ahead of possible challenge to Starmer

Britain's health minister Wes Streeting has resigned. He plans to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for leadership of the Labour Party. Starmer faces pressure after recent election losses. Other figures like Angela Rayner are also mentioned as potential contenders. The party is navigating a period of uncertainty and potential change.

The Economic Times · May 14