On housing, education and skills, health and social care, transport and economic development, local government is better placed to make decisions in… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
All too often politicians duck issues for fear of the connotations attached to the subject. Leadership, however, means confronting those issues. — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
My nan was very active in the Labour Party in the 1980s, her politics are way to the left of mine, she… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
Attending party political conferences is an expensive business. Simply purchasing a charity rate visitor pass, spending a night or two in a… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
We need to stand together. Since I was elected leader of our party, we have repeatedly defeated the government over its attacks… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
Politicians can't be expected to answer for the actions of their relatives. — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
People like me on the centre-left of politics have a fight on our hands. Our job is to appeal to people's hopes… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
I was elected leader of our party, for a new kind of politics, by 60% of Labour members and supporters. The need… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
There is no future for the Labour party if the debate about our future becomes locked in an ideological battle between two… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
Every great Labour government has been elected with a compelling national story about the condition of Britain and how they intended to… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
Small charities deserve a bigger political voice and politicians need to hear us. Many of us are working on the margins -… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
I grew up in poverty as a child, my parents had me when they were very young. They didn't have money growing up. — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
We need to be clear - leaving the single market will put trade and jobs at risk. — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
Unless we face the future with answers to the real and dangerous challenges facing our country and our world we risk becoming a cautionary… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
There has always been a problem with elements of the left, particularly the far left, who revel in their self-righteousness, who love telling voters… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
A majority of voters in a majority of constituencies voted to leave the E.U. I wish it wasn't so. — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
The weakness of traditional canvassing is that it prevents a real conversation with people who are, on the whole, less tribal and more discerning… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer are quite right to call for a Brexit that puts jobs first, and to hold ministers to account for… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
As someone who won both a Council seat and a parliamentary seat from the Tories, I know better than most how much well-resourced campaigns… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
The Conservatives have their own racist demons to confront: from the immigration policy that brought us the Windrush scandal to appalling Islamophobia at every… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
After Brexit referendum, our country faces major challenges. Risks to the economy and living standards are growing. The public is split.The government is in… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
