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'''Wes Streeting''' (born 21 January 1983) is a British [[Labour Party]] politician serving as the Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty since 9 May 2021, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015.
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'''Wes Streeting''' is a British [[Labour Party]] politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015. In the [[UK/General election/2024]], Streeting was only narrowly re-elected with 15,647 votes – a drop of over 20% in vote share and a majority of just 528 – when challenged by the Independent pro-[[Palestinian]] candidate [[Leanne Mohamad]] who gained 15,119 votes.<ref>''[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-london-candidates-result-ilford-north-wes-streeting-gaza-labour-b1163975.html "General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in… Ilford North?"]''</ref>
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On 5 July 2024, Wes Streeting was appointed [[UK/Health and Social Care Secretary]] following [[Labour]]'s landslide victory.<ref>''[[Document:The Rejection of Starmerism]]''</ref> He was previously the Shadow Health Secretary and Streeting is being formed as a "new [[Tony Blair]]".<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/9f846dcf-68f7-4b21-864d-070de48eaea7</ref>
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==Shadow team==
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Streeting was President of the [[National Union of Students]] (NUS), as well as Deputy Leader of the London Borough of Redbridge and Cabinet Member for Health an Wellbeing.<ref>''[https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/gay-mp-wes-streeting-parents-cannot-pick-and-choose-which-parts-of-the-equality-act-should-apply/ "Gay MP Wes Streeting: ‘Parents cannot pick and choose which parts of Equality Act should apply’"]''</ref>
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Wes Streeting was Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty from May 2021 to November 2021, Shadow Minister for Schools from 2020 to 2021, and briefly Shadow Exchequer to the Treasury in 2020.
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As Shadow Secretary for Health, Streeting is looking for policy solutions from "outside sources". This includes the [[Institute For Public Policy Research]] and the [[Tony Blair Institute]], plus the [[Big Pharma|pharmaceutical lobby]].<ref>https://portland-communications.com/public-affairs/wes-streeting-a-man-with-a-plan/</ref> Streeting said he would "hold the door wide open" to "private sector entrepreneurs" if the Labour Party enter government.<ref>https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-private-sector-nhs-wes-streeting-2760505</ref>
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Labour under Streeting supported [[mandatory Covid jabs]] for [[NHS]] and care workers.<ref>https://labourlist.org/2021/12/22-labour-mps-rebel-and-two-frontbenchers-quit-over-new-covid-laws/</ref>
  
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Streeting wanted the government to "do more" to counter [[anti-vaccination]] [[conspiracy theories]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-59651187/page/4</ref>
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==Scottish independence==
 
On 10 May 2021, following the [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]] when the [[SNP]] won 64 seats and intends to launch #IndyRef2, Wes Streeting tweeted:{{QB|[[Gordon Brown|@GordonBrown]] was absolutely brilliant on @BBCr4today on the future of the Union and the [[Labour Party]], as was [[Shabana Mahmood|@ShabanaMahmood]] - Labour’s new National Campaign Coordinator - setting out the scale of Labour’s challenge and how we’ll meet it.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/wesstreeting/status/1391656762584018946 "Gordon Brown was absolutely brilliant on BBC Radio 4 today"]''</ref>}}
 
On 10 May 2021, following the [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]] when the [[SNP]] won 64 seats and intends to launch #IndyRef2, Wes Streeting tweeted:{{QB|[[Gordon Brown|@GordonBrown]] was absolutely brilliant on @BBCr4today on the future of the Union and the [[Labour Party]], as was [[Shabana Mahmood|@ShabanaMahmood]] - Labour’s new National Campaign Coordinator - setting out the scale of Labour’s challenge and how we’ll meet it.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/wesstreeting/status/1391656762584018946 "Gordon Brown was absolutely brilliant on BBC Radio 4 today"]''</ref>}}
  
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Wes Streeting served as the Shadow Minister for Schools from 2020 to 2021, and briefly Shadow Exchequer to the Treasury in 2020. On 9 April 2020, Wes Streeting tweeted:{{QB|After more than four years on the @CommonsTreasury Committee, I am absolutely delighted to be joining @Keir_Starmer's frontbench in @AnnelieseDodds' shadow treasury team as Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/wesstreeting/status/1248290585208918016 "I am absolutely delighted to be Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury"]''</ref>}}
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==Personal life==
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Wes Streeting lives in Redbridge, London. His partner is [[Joseph Dancey]], a communications and public affairs adviser.<ref>''[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/161121/streeting_wes.htm "The Register of Members' Financial Interests – Streeting, Wes (Ilford North)"]''</ref> In October 2023, Dancey was selected for Stockton West in the next general election,<ref>https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23885160.joe-dancey-standing-labour-new-stockton-west-seat/</ref> but failed to be elected.<ref>''[https://www.stockton.gov.uk/article/14992/Stockton-North-and-West-2024-Parliamentary-Election-Results "Stockton North and West 2024 Parliamentary Election Results"]''</ref> On 22 October 2024, Joe Dancey was appointed [[Labour]]'s new Executive Director of Policy and Communications at a reported salary of £100,000 per annum.<ref>''[https://x.com/JujuliaGrace/status/1848707238136864883 "Err… is this OK?"]''</ref>
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Streeting's ex-boyfriend [[Josh MacAlister]] was selected for the new Whitehaven and Workington constituency,<ref>https://joshforwestcumbria.co.uk/</ref> which he won with a large majority.<ref>''[https://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/24432259.labours-josh-macalister-elected-mp-whitehaven-workington/ "Labour's Josh MacAlister elected as MP for Whitehaven and Workington"]''</ref> This raised accusations of nepotism.<ref>https://order-order.com/2024/02/02/labour-accused-of-stitch-up-over-selection-of-wes-streetings-boyfriend-for-target-seat/</ref>
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In May 2021, Streeting revealed he had been diagnosed with kidney cancer and would be stepping back from frontline politics while he received treatment for it.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/14/labour-mp-wes-streeting-diagnosed-with-kidney-cancer "Labour MP Wes Streeting diagnosed with kidney cancer"]''</ref> On 27 July 2021, Streeting announced that he had been declared cancer-free, following an operation to remove one of his kidneys.<ref>''[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/07/27/labour-wes-streeting-kidney-cancer/ "Labour MP Wes Streeting ‘over the moon’ to be cancer free after successful operation"]''</ref>
  
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He was previously the President of the National Union of Students (NUS), as well as Deputy Leader of the London Borough of Redbridge and Cabinet Member for Health an Wellbeing.<ref>''[https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/gay-mp-wes-streeting-parents-cannot-pick-and-choose-which-parts-of-the-equality-act-should-apply/ "Gay MP Wes Streeting: ‘Parents cannot pick and choose which parts of Equality Act should apply’"]''</ref>
 
 
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 23 October 2024

Person.png Wes Streeting   TwitterRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Wes Streeting.jpg
BornWesley Paul William Streeting
21 January 1983
PartnerJoseph Dancey
Member ofLabour Friends of Israel
Streeting is being formed as a "new Tony Blair"

Employment.png UK/Health and Social Care Secretary

In office
5 July 2024 - Present
Appointed byKeir Starmer

Employment.png Shadow Health Secretary

In office
29 November 2021 - Present

Employment.png Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty

In office
9 May 2021 - 29 November 2021

Employment.png Shadow Minister for Schools

In office
16 October 2020 - 9 May 2021

Employment.png Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

In office
9 April 2020 - 16 October 2020

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Ilford North

In office
7 May 2015 - Present

Wes Streeting is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015. In the UK/General election/2024, Streeting was only narrowly re-elected with 15,647 votes – a drop of over 20% in vote share and a majority of just 528 – when challenged by the Independent pro-Palestinian candidate Leanne Mohamad who gained 15,119 votes.[1]

On 5 July 2024, Wes Streeting was appointed UK/Health and Social Care Secretary following Labour's landslide victory.[2] He was previously the Shadow Health Secretary and Streeting is being formed as a "new Tony Blair".[3]

Shadow team

Streeting was President of the National Union of Students (NUS), as well as Deputy Leader of the London Borough of Redbridge and Cabinet Member for Health an Wellbeing.[4]

Wes Streeting was Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty from May 2021 to November 2021, Shadow Minister for Schools from 2020 to 2021, and briefly Shadow Exchequer to the Treasury in 2020.

As Shadow Secretary for Health, Streeting is looking for policy solutions from "outside sources". This includes the Institute For Public Policy Research and the Tony Blair Institute, plus the pharmaceutical lobby.[5] Streeting said he would "hold the door wide open" to "private sector entrepreneurs" if the Labour Party enter government.[6]

Labour under Streeting supported mandatory Covid jabs for NHS and care workers.[7]

Streeting wanted the government to "do more" to counter anti-vaccination conspiracy theories.[8]

Scottish independence

On 10 May 2021, following the 2021 Scottish Parliament election when the SNP won 64 seats and intends to launch #IndyRef2, Wes Streeting tweeted:

@GordonBrown was absolutely brilliant on @BBCr4today on the future of the Union and the Labour Party, as was @ShabanaMahmood - Labour’s new National Campaign Coordinator - setting out the scale of Labour’s challenge and how we’ll meet it.[9]

Personal life

Wes Streeting lives in Redbridge, London. His partner is Joseph Dancey, a communications and public affairs adviser.[10] In October 2023, Dancey was selected for Stockton West in the next general election,[11] but failed to be elected.[12] On 22 October 2024, Joe Dancey was appointed Labour's new Executive Director of Policy and Communications at a reported salary of £100,000 per annum.[13]

Streeting's ex-boyfriend Josh MacAlister was selected for the new Whitehaven and Workington constituency,[14] which he won with a large majority.[15] This raised accusations of nepotism.[16]

In May 2021, Streeting revealed he had been diagnosed with kidney cancer and would be stepping back from frontline politics while he received treatment for it.[17] On 27 July 2021, Streeting announced that he had been declared cancer-free, following an operation to remove one of his kidneys.[18]


 

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References

  1. ↑ "General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in… Ilford North?"
  2. ↑ Document:The Rejection of Starmerism
  3. ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/9f846dcf-68f7-4b21-864d-070de48eaea7
  4. ↑ "Gay MP Wes Streeting: ‘Parents cannot pick and choose which parts of Equality Act should apply’"
  5. ↑ https://portland-communications.com/public-affairs/wes-streeting-a-man-with-a-plan/
  6. ↑ https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-private-sector-nhs-wes-streeting-2760505
  7. ↑ https://labourlist.org/2021/12/22-labour-mps-rebel-and-two-frontbenchers-quit-over-new-covid-laws/
  8. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-59651187/page/4
  9. ↑ "Gordon Brown was absolutely brilliant on BBC Radio 4 today"
  10. ↑ "The Register of Members' Financial Interests – Streeting, Wes (Ilford North)"
  11. ↑ https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23885160.joe-dancey-standing-labour-new-stockton-west-seat/
  12. ↑ "Stockton North and West 2024 Parliamentary Election Results"
  13. ↑ "Err… is this OK?"
  14. ↑ https://joshforwestcumbria.co.uk/
  15. ↑ "Labour's Josh MacAlister elected as MP for Whitehaven and Workington"
  16. ↑ https://order-order.com/2024/02/02/labour-accused-of-stitch-up-over-selection-of-wes-streetings-boyfriend-for-target-seat/
  17. ↑ "Labour MP Wes Streeting diagnosed with kidney cancer"
  18. ↑ "Labour MP Wes Streeting ‘over the moon’ to be cancer free after successful operation"
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