Streeting backs North Sea licences and national insurance cut

Wes Streeting continues to set out his stall for a leadership contest expected to take place in the coming months (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

Labour should consider cutting national insurance and issuing new oil drilling licences for the North Sea, Wes Streeting said as he continued to make his pitch for the party’s leadership.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Sunday Times, the former health secretary set out a series of policies ahead of a potential leadership contest expected by many in Westminster within the coming months.