Furious row as Rishi Sunak accused of weaponising trans debate to win votes Wes Streeting said prime minister was using equality ‘as a ‘wedge issue’ in an ugly culture war’ The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2023
Hundreds of mourners gather for vigil to honour Zara Aleena Crowds wore white and carried pictures of Ms Aleena. The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2023
Slippery Rishi Sunak accused of misleading MPs over record NHS waiting lists Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged Rishi Sunak to come clean after he wrongly claimed at Prime Minister's Questions that 'we are reducing waiting lists' Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2023
Could a binge drinker be taken seriously as health secretary? Letters: We don’t need a paragon of virtue, but we do need someone who can lead by example, writes one reader in response to Wes Streeting saying he’s a binge drinker on nights out The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023
David Cameron heckled 'shame on you' after defending Tory cuts at Covid Inquiry David Cameron faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership between 2010 and 2016 as he became the first politician to be grilled by the Covid Inquiry Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2023
Families who lost loved ones in Covid pandemic 'sickened' by new Partygate video Bereaved relatives called on the Metropolitan Police to prosecute those who boozed at the lockdown-busting held in December when socialising indoors was banned in London Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2023
Wes Streeting reveals ambition to become prime minister The shadow health secretary said he had ‘never been ashamed of aiming high’. The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023
Wes Streeting says he has ambitions to become prime minister Shadow health secretary adds he would ‘die happy’ if he had chance to become Labour leader The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2023
Wes Streeting: ‘If I’m going out, I’m a binge drinker – terrible messaging for the shadow health secretary!’ Born to a teen mother and with a bank-robber grandfather, Wes Streeting is the Labour politician with an inspirational backstory. He talks youthful arrogance, not being leftwing enough – and why he wants to be prime minister The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2023
NHS modernisation ‘urgent and vital’, shadow health secretary says Wes Streeting delivered a speech at the NHS ConfedExpo on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
No 10 criticises Nadine Dorries for delaying her resignation – as it happened PM’s office says Mid Bedfordshire deserves ‘proper representation’ and delay to resignation ‘obviously unusual’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023
Good Morning Britain thrown into chaos as crew forced to step in live on air after blunder Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley were forced to stop an interview half-way through on Wednesday due to a technical blunder Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023
150,000 NHS appointments to be cancelled as junior doctors go on strike today Patients face huge disruption as medics in the British Medical Association begin a 72-hour walkout in their bitter dispute with the Government over pay Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023
‘Anyone but Tory’: blue wall Yorkshire village questions loyalty ahead of byelection Bolton Percy residents who were ‘true blues’ say party has lost its direction in recent years The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023 Minister for London Paul Scully fails to make Tory shortlist to run for city mayor Scully had been seen as a frontrunner for next year’s electoral race against Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023 Minister Paul Scully fails to make Tory shortlist to be London mayoral candidate The shortlist of candidates to take on London Mayor Sadiq Khan at next year’s election has been whittled down to three.
Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023 Wes Streeting describes struggle coming out as gay, first love and cancer shock aged 38 Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting is releasing a new book at the end of June - Pride month - and in it he shares his experiences of coming out only after he started at Cambridge University
Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023 Wes Streeting: 'I won't apologise for being ambitious - but I'm loyal to Keir Starmer' Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells the Mirror: 'If Rishi had had a background that was more like mine... he wouldn't have taken 20 quid off people in Universal Credit every week'
Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2023 Inside Wes Streeting's childhood as Labour MP opens up about poverty, crime and abuse In the exclusive first extracts of his book One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry-Up, Labour rising star Wes Streeting tells how overcoming challenges of a deprived council estate has shaped his politics today
Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2023 'Cancer stories hit me differently now': Wes Streeting shares emotional story ahead of new book The Labour Shadow Health Secretary's searingly honest book, One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up, charts his journey from the East End to Cambridge University and Westminster
Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2023 Rishi Sunak blasted over delay to social care costs cap as 2025 date in doubt The Prime Minister cast fresh doubt over the already-delayed October 2025 date for introducing a financial cap which would mean no-one paid more than £86,000 for care
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023 The Guardian view on the future of social care: a chance for Labour Editorial: Conservative neglect of the system has been a disaster. Wes Streeting and his colleagues must show they can do better
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023 National Care Service could be launched on NHS 80th anniversary in 2028, report says ‘Things will get worse for all of us’ unless significant and sustained action is taken over many years, says report
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023 Labour aims to reform England’s adult social care sector if it wins election Fabian Society report sets out roadmap for national care service to tackle inadequate state provision
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023 National Care Service could be launched on NHS 80th anniversary, report says The Fabian Society report states that unless significant and sustained action is taken over many years, ‘things will get worse for all of us’.