As Sir Keir Starmer 's grip on power becomes increasingly tenuous , Wes Streeting has emerged as the most prominent of the cabal of potential inheritors to the Labour throne.

But could the health secretary really be Labour's best hope of keeping the threat of Farage at bay at the next election?

The 43-year-old MP for Ilford North has become one of the loudest and most forthright voices on the frontbench, largely appearing to embody the on-message mission beloved by Labour HQ.

Wes Streeting has become one of the most prominent ministers in Starmer’s government, but he isn’t universally popular (PA)

Nonetheless, this has won him little support in other factions of the party who regard him as "too right wing".…