The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

Labour Traitors War: Starmer told no-one in No10 tried to ‘kneecap’ Streeting as coup frenzy 'turns to farce'

The Health Secretary has slammed Downing Street sources for ‘self-defeating and self-destructive behaviour’

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025

Keir Starmer latest: Half of Britons want Starmer to quit as Labour leader now after ‘coup attempt’, finds poll

The new YouGov polling revealed just over a quarter (27 per cent) of respondents think the PM should remain Labour leader and the other 23 per cent don’t know

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Streeting rules out bid to challenge Starmer amid ‘unhelpful’ briefing war

The Health Secretary’s comments follow a flurry of late-night briefings from Number 10 in which allies of Sir Keir came out fighting on his behalf.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025

Streeting denies plot to oust Starmer amid reports of potential coup

Sir Keir Starmer’s loyalists within Downing Street are said to fear his job could be under threat, according to several news outlets.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge

No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local elections

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025

Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer

PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025

NHS frontline staff forced to ‘plug gaps that should be filled by managers’

Skilled clinical professionals are spending hours each week ‘chasing paperwork, managing rotas or navigating broke administrative systems’ says a new report

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

Kate Garraway finally sells £1.7m Islington home as she battles 800k debt after husband's death

The Celebrity Traitors star racked up a mountain of debt from caring for her husband Derek Draper, who died from long Covid complications last year

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025

Meet gen X: middle-aged, enraged and radicalised by internet bile

Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025

Patients told to test at home to free up NHS hospital appointments

Remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025