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Wes Streeting has confirmed he will stand in any future Labour leadership contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer in his first public appearance since resigning as health secretary.   Mr Streeting announced on Saturday that he would launch his own bid to stand as Prime Minister, should a Labour leadership contest to replace Sir Keir be triggered. “We need a proper contest with the best candidates on the field, and I’ll be standing,” he told reporters at a conference in central London.   Mr Streeting, who this week stood down as health secretary, also insisted he did have enough support among MPs to trigger a contest, but suggested his challenge would “lack legitimacy” without rival Andy Burnham being given a chance to return to Parliament. It comes after Mr Burnham claimed he is only focused on winning a seat in Parliament, rather than ousting Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. The Greater Manchester Mayor is among a group of senior Labour figures seen to be jostling to replace Sir Keir, as well as former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner.

@jameshansonradio rejects caller Benjamin’s ‘deeply alarming’ opinion that people like Rishi Sunak, Buyako Saka, and Ian Wright ‘aren’t English’.

@jameshansonradio points out that Nigel Farage’s story ‘keeps changing’ over the reasoning behind his £5 million gift.

@jameshansonradio goes head-to-head with caller Michael, who says the media is running a ‘smear campaign’ against Farage’s £5 million ‘gift’.

Lewis Goodall says Andy Burnham is ‘Labour’s Boris Johnson’, he explains why.

LBC Political Editor Natasha Clark tells James O’Brien that the contest between Labour and Reform in Makerfield will be a ‘tricky election’.

Nigel Farage insists people ‘don’t care’ about the £2 million he earned when not representing his constituents. James O’Brien and LBC’s reporter Shivani Sharma gauge the local mood on Clacton…

Caller Kathleen gives James O'Brien a piece of her mind over Andy Burnham running for Parliament.

Karl Turner tells Ben Kentish that he was ‘blanked’ by the PM after No. 10 briefed against him over his poor mental health.

James O’Brien says Britain is ‘bruised and desperate for stability’, but he thinks a leadership battle could be the only option.

Donald Trump weighs in on Starmer’s future as Prime Minister.

Nick Ferrari questions Richard Tice on newly-elected Reform councillors who have already been suspended for misconduct.