Wes Streeting resigned as health secretary on Thursday afternoon, launching a blistering attack on the prime minister.

While the ambitious MP is not expected to trigger an immediate official leadership contest , the intervention has dented Sir Keir Starmer ’s already ailing authority and made a challenge in the coming weeks even more likely.

Here, The Independent runs through what Mr Streeting said in his letter – and what exactly he meant.

Wes Streeting resigned as health secretary on Thursday after a turbulent week for the Labour Party (PA Archive)

‘Where we need vision, we have a vacuum.…