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Wes Streeting faces narrow road to Labour members’ favour
UK NewsPolitics•May 12, 2026 at 6:00 AMNational

Wes Streeting faces narrow road to Labour members’ favour

By Aletha Adu Political correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Health secretary’s soft-right credentials put him at a disadvantage even with reduced membership under StarmerUK politics live – latest updates“Country first, party second” is a mantra Keir Starmer and his cabinet have repeated since being in opposition, seeking to draw a dividing line between Labour and their Conservative predecessors’ inclination for self-destruction.But party members do matter in politics – and a key problem for Wes Streeting, one of those with ambitions to succeed Keir Starmer, is that many of Labour’s do not like him. Continue reading...

Health secretary’s soft-right credentials put him at a disadvantage even with reduced membership under Starmer

“Country first, party second” is a mantra Keir Starmer and his cabinet have repeated since being in opposition, seeking to draw a dividing line between Labour and their Conservative predecessors’ inclination for self-destruction.

But party members do matter in politics – and a key problem for Wes Streeting, one of those with ambitions to succeed Keir Starmer, is that many of Labour’s do not like him.

Continue reading...