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Widely tipped as the next Labour leader, not least by himself, the Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting has just received a huge donation to run his Commons office.

"In the past month he has received £67,500, including £4,600 from media tycoon Lord Alli who also donated £10,000 the year before.

"Alli backed Sir Keir Starmer's leadership bid to the tune of £100,000 and gave £50,000 to Angela Rayner's run for deputy.

"Could he be eyeing up Starmer's potential successors?
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10749659/ANDREW-PIERCE-Cover-row-hitting-Keir-Starmer-home-turf.html

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Labour rising star Wes Streeting has denied preparing a leadership bid to replace Keir Starmer after it emerged that the wealthy party donor Waheed Alli hosted a recent fundraising event for him and another MP at his central London home.
 
"The Observer has been told that the actors Ian McKellen and Michael Cashman, as well the businesswoman and LGBTQ+ activist Linda Riley, were among 20 to 30 people present at the event in March, where Lord Alli picked up the £4,600 bill for a buffet and drinks.
 
"The event raised around £20,000 from those who attended, which was split between Streeting and his fellow Labour MP Kim Leadbeater ...

"[Waheed Alli] has been a long-term donor since he was first brought into the New Labour inner circle under Tony Blair and has funded the campaigns of successive leadership candidates, including David Miliband and Starmer himself. He gave £100,000 to Starmer’s campaign, which led to his election in April 2020.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/14/labour-heavyweight-wes-streeting-denies-plan-to-succeed-starmer