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Wesley Paul William Streeting (/ ˈ s t r iː t ɪ ŋ /; born 21 January 1983) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party , he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015 .
Jul 5, 2024 · Prime minister Keir Starmer has named gay Ilford North MP Wes Streeting as the UK’s health secretary. Starmer is currently putting together his Cabinet after Labour’s landslide win in the general election. With two seats still to declare, they will have 412 MPs in the new parliament.
Jul 5, 2024 · Wes Streeting has been appointed health secretary in the new Labour government. The Ilford North MP will oversee the NHS - picking up a health service struggling with a number of issues, including, perhaps most importantly for voters, waiting times. Wes Streeting was another Labour candidate who felt the pressure of pro-Palestinine independents.
Jul 25, 2023 · Labour’s shadow health minister Wes Streeting MP talks about growing up in poverty, reconciling his faith and sexuality, and building bridges across political and religious divides
Jul 5, 2024 · Wes Streeting was appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Ilford North in July 2024.
Wesley Paul William Streeting (/ˈstritɪŋ/; born 21 January 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2024, and Member of Parliament for Ilford North since 2015.
Wes Streeting is a former MP for Ilford North and a Shadow Secretary of State for Health & Social Care. He comes from a working class family in Tower Hamlets and has a background in the voluntary sector and education.
