The health secretary has it out at Donald Trump’s unproven claims that taking paracetamol whilst pregnant is linked to a rise in autism, urging people not to “pay any attention whatsoever” to him.
Appearing on Lorraine on Tuesday (23 September), Wes Streeting stressed that there is “no evidence” to back up the US president’s allegations, citing a 2024 study in Sweden involving 2.4million children that did not uphold the theory.