Wes Streeting is out and the starting gun on a leadership race to see who will run the Labour Party - and the country - could soon be fired. The Daily Express looks at who the runners and riders are, inlcuding how they voted in the historic vote to leave the EU.

The incumbent Prime Minister, Sir Keir would automatically be on any ballot.

With a thumping majority in parliament, he's likely to campaign on advancing the work his government has already set out - including a reset with the EU.

Trying to set out any new direction, aside from going further on existing plans, is unlikely.

The first challenger, Ilford MP Wes is considered to be a good communicator and performs well with the media.

He is a favoured candidate for the right of the Labour Party, but has been branded as a protege of the disgraced peer Lord Mandelson - which could work against him as he canvasses support.

Now with her tax affairs settled, the former deputy prime minister is seen as a flagbearer for the left of the party.

She will demand the party lurches further in that direction, and her plain speaking approach is being seen as a handy foil to the more austere communication style of Sir Keir.

The so-called 'King of the North', the Mayor of Manchester is a popular choice with the Labour faithful.

A darling of the left, he is very conscious of his own brand, and is commonly seen dressing in snappy suits and depicting himself as a non-London focused champion of the North.

But he'd need to find an MP to fall on their sword and step down, so he could try and get into parliament in a by-election.

Branded a net-zero eco-zealot by his critics, Mr Miliband led the party before and was infamous for his blunders - the 'Ed Stone' and that bacon sarnie snap.

Now he's peddling solar farms and windmills, and calling for the country to stop drilling the oil-rich north sea in the middle of an energy crisis.

A highly decorated former marine, Mr Carns has kept schtum about his own ambitions, but reports have emerged that he'd chuck his hat in the ring if the starting gun was fired.

He came into parliament in 2024, and is relatively unknown outside of Westminster.