The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

Streeting says Farage allowed ‘racist leaflet’ to go out in Scottish by-election

The Health Secretary raised the issue of an attack advert published by Reform UK against Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025

Patients to get online access to specialists ‘from comfort of home’ – Streeting

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer used his leader’s speech at Labour’s conference to set out the plans for NHS Online.

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025

Tony Blair’s role in Gaza plan will ‘raise eyebrows to say the least’, health secretary admits

Donald Trump has unveiled a 20-point peace plan that has been backed by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and is being considered by Hamas

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

NHS ‘online hospital’ plan announced to help cut waiting lists in England

NHS experts welcome ambition of scheme due to launch in 2027 but some raise questions about how it will work

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Streeting urges apology over NHS claim first-cousin marriage has ‘advantages’

Research has found children from first-cousin marriages are more likely to suffer birth defects and developmental problems.

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

Wes Streeting demands apology over NHS claim first-cousin marriage has ‘advantages’

‘The first I heard of this was when I saw that report, I asked immediately, ‘What on earth is going on here and what are they playing at?’ - Wes Streeting

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025

Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t like Britain’, Starmer tells Labour conference – as it happened

PM says Reform’s migration plan makes it ‘enemy of national renewal’, while Farage accuses Labour of endangering his party’s politicians and activists with its language

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Streeting to set out £500m package to boost social care pay

Health Secretary Wes Streeting will vow to end ‘poverty pay’ in social care.

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

Labour to tackle care sector crisis in England with pay increase and new negotiating body

Exclusive: Wes Streeting to put £500m behind initial rise but unions say ‘substantially more’ investment will be needed

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

Streeting warns BMA: ‘NHS is hanging by a thread, don’t pull it’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting warned the doctors’ union they risked helping Nigel Farage take the keys to No 10.

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025