Andy Burnham and defence secretary Wes Streeting visiting Submarine Academy for Skills and Knowledge at BAE Systems, in Barrow in Furness. via Associated PressAndy Burnham would “probably” not be prime minister if Wes Streeting had not resigned from the cabinet, the defence secretary has claimed. Streeting quit Starmer’s cabinet in the wake of the May 7 elections, which saw Labour thrashed in England, Wales and Scotland. AdvertisementAsked whether he thought Burnham would be PM if he had not resigned as health secretary, Streeting said: “Probably not.” Elsewhere in the interview, Streeting also revealed he has received an “unbelievable volume” of homophobic abuse online since becoming defence secretary.