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Wes Streeting considers calls for public maternity inquiry
Rob SissonsBBC News, NottinghamAsha PatelBBC News, NottinghamBBCKim Errington, whose son Teddy died a day old, believes a public inquiry would have th [...]
Wes Streeting admits ‘risk of disruption’ in NHS overhaul
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said there is a "risk of disruption" in the NHS as he attempts to overhaul the service and reduce waste, but has pr [...]
Wes Streeting accuses Nigel Farage of ‘miserablist’ vision for UK
The health secretary has accused Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of having a "miserablist, declinist" vision of the UK, in the most direct attack yet by [...]
Wes Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems
Getty ImagesThe health secretary has said some patients' experience of the NHS this winter makes him feel "ashamed".Wes Streeting said he had seen pat [...]
Elon Musk ‘misinformed’ on grooming gangs, says Wes Streeting
ReutersElon Musk's attack on the government's handling of grooming gangs is "misjudged and certainly misinformed", Health Secretary Wes Streeting has [...]
Assisted dying law would hit other NHS services, Wes Streeting warns
Getty ImagesHealth Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered officials to look at the costs for the NHS of implementing any changes in the law on assisted d [...]
Wes Streeting faces pushback over assisted dying stance
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is facing pushback from senior Labour figures over his repeated strident interventions against a move to legalise assis [...]
Assisted dying could lead to coercion, warns Wes Streeting
Getty ImagesMPs are due to vote on a bill next month that could make the process legal in England and WalesThe health secretary has said he is worried [...]
Weight loss jabs for unemployed not dystopian, says Wes Streeting
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has dismissed suggestions that plans to provide weight loss jabs to unemployed people with obesity are "dystopian.".The [...]
Wes Streeting tells GPs work-to-rule ‘only punishes patients’
The health secretary has urged GPs in England to end collective action and warned it will "only punish patients".Addressing the Royal College of GPs c [...]
NHS must reform or die, says Health Secretary Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting defends calling the NHS "broken" after the BBC revealed growing unease among health leaders about government messaging. Speaking to Poli [...]
Mum’s anger at Wes Streeting’s child cancer task force ‘pause’
The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died from a rare form of cancer has criticised the government for "pausing" the work of a group set up to combat [...]
Wes Moore and the Bronze Star He Claimed but Never Received
For years, the Maryland governor has faced questions about whether he had wrongfully said he had a Bronze Star. He insisted no. But an old document pr [...]
Inside Labour’s first fortnight with Rachel Reeves, David Lammy and Wes Streeting
The reality of power is felt by politicians in the grand ways, and the small. The chancellor is in the middle of making a decision about the wages of [...]
Health Secretary Wes Streeting orders review of NHS performance
An independent review of NHS performance in England has been ordered by the new health secretary.Wes Streeting said he wants the investigation to tell [...]