The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

Government must show how it will pay for ‘unfunded’ NHS workforce plan – Labour

Minsiters faced questions over whether the long-term NHS workforce plan will be funded by borrowing or cuts.

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of being ‘slippery’ over Covid inquiry messages – as it happened

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting says the PM should ‘comply with the inquiry and do it today’

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

Ministers to crack down on vape advertising ‘targeted at children’

The government has pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England.

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

Government committed to building 40 new hospitals by 2030 – Barclay

Some hospitals at risk of collapse and in need of an upgrade will now be added to the programme instead of some where work is delayed.

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Keir Starmer unveils Labour plan to improve social care to free up more hospital beds

Labour leader Keir Starmer will give a major speech detailing his plans to “build an NHS fit for the future” with one in every seven hospital beds taken up by people who don't need to be there

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2023

Suella Braverman's team originally DENIED speeding ticket - as pressure to resign mounts

The Mirror can reveal the Home Secretary's special adviser insisted she had not been done for speeding when contacted by this newspaper six weeks ago

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2023

KitKat cereal maker blasted by Labour frontbencher over health claim 'audacity'

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting claimed Nestle is "not serious" after it claimed its KitKat cereal is "nutritious", as he outlined plans to help people make healthy choices

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2023

Streeting: Labour would shift focus of health spending towards primary care

The shadow health secretary was speaking on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Keir Starmer warns ‘unsustainable’ NHS needs reform not just more money

Labour leader expected to say he owes the NHS ‘everything’

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

More than 23,000 people died in A&E in England last year, Labour estimates

Number of NHS emergency department deaths is rise of more than 20% since 2021 and nearly 40% since 2020

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023