Wes Streeting resigns from government – paving way for leadership challenge

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has resigned from government.

Streeting is widely thought to be planning to challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership, but he does not announce the start of a formal bid in his letter to the prime minister.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-latest-burnham-streeting-rayner-leadership-quit-cabinet-resign-kings-speech-local-elections-12593360#11686726

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49 comments

  2. These privileged and rich MPs couldn't give a toss about normal people or this country. This is nothing more a power grab, an opportunity to steal the lime light and try for the PM job. Couldnt give a toss about doing his job, the every day people or the country.

  7. Starmer is a total failure.. agreed, but will Streeting or Rayner be any better… Labour have no idea no strategy no plans it's all ad-hoc U turns and disagreements. Reeves, Lammy and all the starmer supporters must GO also and start a fresh yet again.

  8. Another muppet minister who could not give a damn about this country! Just out for himself! It was only two weeks ago that he was saying " I stand by the Prime Minister." What a joker, all at our expense! Get on with governing the country!!!!!!!!!!!!! We've all suffered enough! Totally irresponsible behaviour by the Labour Party mobsters letting us down yet again! A bunch of losers!

  9. Streeting is supported by The Tony Blair Institute Alan Milburn was a Health adviser and pushing for contracts with such companies as Palantir. Streeting knows nothing. He looks like an overgrown school-boy and certainly doesn't have any leadership qualities whatsoever.

  11. So definitely aiming to be the next PM. Just as far right, pro Israel and the wealthy. Weasel Streeting. It’s written all over his fsce

  12. Ambitious little creeps, when a party starts eating itself like this they loose the next general election. Any of the 3 potential labour pm’s are all extremely left, and they will be repellent to most of the public so this basically rolls out the carpet for reform or reform/tories in a couple years. It’s so self defeating for labour but I also don’t really care tbh which idiot is in #10 as we’ve had a few decades of constant incompetence from everyone and every party.

  13. Clearly sounds like someone who cares deeply about the NHS… Just leaves at the first opportunity to grab power lol

  14. They are panicking. The recent election results only told half the strory. The bigger bloc of coucillors up for election is next year and labour will very likely get rinsed.

  20. Good! NHS sell out to Palantir and Private Healthcare! And, I gave a 1 move solution to collating patients details in house! Ignored my letter! What do I know? 30yrs NHS career! I'll try again with the new Health Minister?

  23. He didn’t do his self any favours yesterday when kemi laid in to him maybe true colours showing he as about as much personality as a card board box a big no no for prime minister may as well keep sir Pinocchio

  24. Streeting and Starmer are cut from the same cloth. Both Tony Blair and Thatcher fan boys. Both against human rights. Both against freedom of speech and privacy. Both against working people and both servants of corporations. Wes is only resigning because he wanted to be PM but is just so hated he never stood a chance. Starmer is only staying because most Labour MPs are too cowardly.

  26. What good news. Streeting’s personal life is his own business, but there are few things so bad for one’s health than his life-style choice. It was ludicrous that he was ever health secrtetary.

  31. Could Andy be PM without being an MP?
    If Starmer makes Burnham a Lord, I believe it is technically possible to be a Lord and be PM.

  33. “ Et Tu, Brute ? “…..Stabbing Starmer in the back will not resolve the Labour Party’s problem….the whole ghastly party needs to go !

  34. Had never heard of Wes Streeting until he was interviewed on Radio 4. a year or more ago. Turned the radio on, and there was some dim-sounding bloke droning on about getting drunk and singing karaoke. Wondered why the BBC were wasting my time and theirs, then to my disgust – it emerged that the moron was a Cabinet Minister! Thank God he's gone…

  37. Wes Streeting is a hypocrite. He is grabbing the opportunity to fulfill his ambition of being Prime Minister.

  40. He wasn't doing anything to help people being denied their needed CHC care packages anyway. Would he do better if he gets to be PM?

  44. He Can Resign 1000 Times No One Will Vote For Him He Who Couldn’t Even Manage A Ministerial Office He Wants To Be Prime Minister He’s Back Stabbing Incompetent Person Me Personally Will Never Vote For Labour If He’s Elected Prime Minister.

  45. Imagine if this lot had to deal with covid and brexit .. none of that pressure and still a shi7 show .. get kimi in please.

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