Labour won’t ‘kill the NHS with kindness’ — Wes Streeting’s conference speech in full
The health secretary defended calling the NHS “broken” and doubled down on his view that the service must “reform or die.”
The NHS needs long-term treatment to heal – the new government must deliver it
At the time of writing, Wes Streeting is preparing to set out his vision for transforming national health in England at the Labour Party Conference. This will be delivered in the wake of Lord Darzi’s review of the NHS, which paints a brutal but honest picture of the huge challenges facing our health services. The […]
Wes Streeting: Conservative attacks on Starmer’s work ethic are a ‘total disgrace’
Wes Streeting has called the Conservative Party’s attacks on Keir Starmer’s work ethic a “total disgrace”.
Election 2024: Wes Streeting suggests opinion poll numbers are ‘too good to be true’
The shadow health secretary claimed that the conversations he is having on the doorstep “don’t reflect” current poll numbers.
Wes Streeting claims Labour talking to more Conservative MPs about defecting
Wes Streeting has said he has spoken to more Conservative MPs about defecting to the Labour Party, just days after Natalie Elphicke, the MP for Dover, crossed the floor. Defending the party’s decision to admit Elphicke, the shadow health secretary said Elphicke had switched sides “with a purpose” and “not out of personal ambition”. Speaking […]
‘Ruthless’ reshuffle shows Labour is ready to govern, says Streeting amid ‘band of Blairites’ criticism
Sir Keir Starmer has been praised for “ruthlessly” remaking the Labour Party after its defeat in 2019. It comes following a shadow cabinet reshuffle yesterday which saw figures considered on the party’s right win promotions seemingly at the expense of the party’s “soft left” elements. Speaking to Sophy Ridge’s new programme on Sky News, shadow […]
Bibby Stockholm should still be used to house asylum seekers, says Barclay – as it happened
The health secretary has said that asylum seekers should still be moved back onto the Bibby Stockholm barge in spite of the row caused by the discovery of Legionella. So far none of the asylum seekers on the barge have shown any symptoms of the disease, according to the Home Office. But Legionella bacteria can cause […]
PM must focus on junior doctors strike not peerage row over Johnson ‘cronies’, says Labour
Labour has said Rishi Sunak must focus on resolving junior doctor strikes rather than his row with Boris Johnson over the former PM’s resignation honours list. Mr Sunak claimed earlier this week that Mr Johnson asked him to overrule the House of Lords Appointments Commission after his proposed peerages to prominent allies were blocked. Mr […]
Labour accuses government of ‘negligence’ as rail walk-outs resume
Those travelling to the Eurovision Song Contest and the FA Cup Final by rail could find their trains cancelled by a series of strikes, after the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, ASLEF, called more walk-outs in May and June. Staff will stop work at more than a dozen train operators, […]
Streeting says he does not support junior doctor strike and urges compromise
The shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has said he does not support the strike action scheduled to be taken by junior doctors in England next month. The British Medical Association has announced a 96-hour walkout between April 11-15 in their fight to get a 35% pay rise in England. The stoppage will start just after […]
