The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

UK needs urgent vaccine drive to curb monkeypox, campaigners say

Terrence Higgins Trust says action must be stepped up to prevent disease becoming endemic

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2022

Liverpool conference 'will show Labour is ready for government'

Shadow frontbencher says party excited to come to Liverpool in September and prove its governing credentials

Liverpool Echo · Jul 24, 2022

NHS will ‘break’ without ‘war footing’ plan to tackle backlog, Rishi Sunak to warn

‘If Rishi Sunak thinks NHS waiting lists are an emergency, why didn’t he do anything about it as chancellor?’ asks Wes Streeting

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

Keir Starmer scraps pledge to end NHS private sector outsourcing

Labour leader suggests breaking promise could help him win election

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Heatwave putting ambulance service under pressure normally seen in winter, says minister

Health minister Maria Caulfield said the situation was extremely concerning for the months ahead.

Manchester Evening News · Jul 13, 2022

Ambulance service facing sort of pressure normally seen in winter, says minister

Maria Caulfield said the situation was extremely concerning for the months ahead.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

All ambulance services in England ‘on highest level of alert’ and facing extreme pressure

Services across England are currently on REAP 4 status - the highest level of alert known across the country.

Chronicle Live · Jul 12, 2022

All ambulance services in England ‘on highest level of alert’

Hot weather, Covid staff absences and problems handing over patients to A&E have led to a crisis for ambulances

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Nadine Dorries tells MP to ‘wake up’ after he fell for parody twitter account

Labour MP Wes Streeting appeared to believe a parody account pretending to be the Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Secretary.

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

The Standard View: Dying while you wait for NHS treatment

The effects of the pandemic are still with the NHS. It’s one reason why so many people are dying on the waiting list — which now stands at 6.4 million, the biggest number ever. But what should particularly concern us is that about 323,000 were waiting over a year for…

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2022