UK PM has full confidence in health minister Streeting, Downing Street says

LONDON, May ​13 (Reuters) - ⁠British Prime ​Minister Keir Starmer has full ​confidence ‌in his ⁠health minister Wes Streeting, ⁠Starmer's spokesperson ​said on Wednesday, after reports that Streeting ​was ‌planning to resign and force a leadership contest.

Asked ​if Streeting ‌told Starmer he would resign at ‌a brief meeting earlier on Wednesday, Starmer's ​spokesperson told reporters: "I'm not going ‌to get into the content of ⁠internal meetings, ⁠but the ‌prime minister has full ​confidence ​in ‌the health secretary." (Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by William James)