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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. | '''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. | ||
+ | ==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>}} | ||
+ | ==Shadow Treasury team== | ||
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>}} | 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>}} | ||
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> | 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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+ | ==Personal life== | ||
+ | Wes Streeting lives in Redbridge, London. His partner is [https://devoconnect.co.uk/portfolio/joseph-dancey/ 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> | ||
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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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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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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.[1]
Shadow Treasury team
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:
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.[2]
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.[3]
Personal life
Wes Streeting lives in Redbridge, London. His partner is Joseph Dancey, a communications and public affairs adviser.[4]
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.[5] On 27 July 2021, Streeting announced that he had been declared cancer-free, following an operation to remove one of his kidneys.[6]
Event Participated in
Event | Location(s) | Description |
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UK/Parliament/Voted YES to vaccine passports in 2021 | UK/House of Commons | These members of the UK Parliament voted YES to the introduction of a "vaccine" passport in 2021 |
Related Documents
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:I Stand in Blackburn | blog post | 16 April 2024 | Craig Murray | I am going to need help – leafleting, canvassing, manning offices and the many myriad tasks of an election campaign. I am buoyed by the solid start we have in support across all communities in Blackburn. We are going to give Starmer a roasting, we are going to take on the zionist monopoly of power, and it is going to be great fun! |
Document:Letter to Sir Keir from a newly resigned member of the Labour Party | Letter | 8 April 2020 | Bronagh Wilson | The Labour Party is now dead, it has ceased to be, it is bereft of life. You Sir Keir and your fellow travellers disgust me and it is time you PASOKed right off!. |
Document:The Notional Health Service | Wikispooks Page | 17 October 2024 | Craig Murray | "Today is my 66th birthday, so I am hoping that you will forgive an article that is at core the anecdotal ramblings of an old man. Sixty years ago or so, when my siblings or I were sick enough to be in bed, my mother would phone the surgery and the GP would come to our home to see us. This was perfectly normal. It is probably difficult for Generation Z to believe this really used to happen." |
References
- ↑ "Gordon Brown was absolutely brilliant on BBC Radio 4 today"
- ↑ "I am absolutely delighted to be Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury"
- ↑ "Gay MP Wes Streeting: ‘Parents cannot pick and choose which parts of Equality Act should apply’"
- ↑ "The Register of Members' Financial Interests – Streeting, Wes (Ilford North)"
- ↑ "Labour MP Wes Streeting diagnosed with kidney cancer"
- ↑ "Labour MP Wes Streeting ‘over the moon’ to be cancer free after successful operation"
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