In his local Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald today, the above and:

He insists the former health secretary already has the support of more than 81 Labour MPs – the number needed to back a single candidate to trigger a leadership contest against PM Keir Starmer.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s World at One, Mr Gemmell said: “It’s clear in conversations with MPs and with the unions that the party wants a discussion, a battle of ideas, an open contest, a broad contest for the direction that we should take and how we fix the problems that we’re in.

“I hope that we will see over the next few days a range of people setting out their stall for why we need a more ambitious agenda for our government.

“I’m sure that we will see Wes making the argument for why he would be a great leader of our country.”

https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/26107635.ayrshire-mp-gives-support-wes-streeting-next-pm/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=354ea167-01f6-4a9e-89a8-7c62593b2364&utm_source=inyourarea.co.uk&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dnl&utm_keyword=dailynewsletter&utm_content=dnl_discover_news_article_referral_small_2

The Herald avoids, of course, harder questions such as, what about Streeting’s long and close relationship with this close friend of a paedophile?

What about his deeply offensive manner when asked about a referendum on Scottish independence? ‘We’re not giving!’ he said before he could improve the wording. See:

What about his links to private health care?