U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is braced for an imminent challenge to his position with Health Secretary Wes Streeting expected to launch a bid for the leadership of the ruling Labour Party Thursday.

It comes as former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, another potential rival, said she has been cleared of wrongdoing in a tax probe — overcoming a major hurdle to her own potential challenge for the top job.

Starmer is still reeling from dire election results in England, Wales and Scotland last week. More than 90 of his MPs have called for him to go — either now or at a later day, while four ministers have resigned.

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