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Wes Streeting has resigned from cabinet.

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Viviennemary · 14/05/2026 13:01

Well it's started.

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Pinribbons · 14/05/2026 15:53

feellikeanalien · 14/05/2026 15:29

I think that may well happen. I think a lot of Labour voters will be pissed off with this.This whole thing is ridiculous. Our MP is one of the ones who published a letter saying Starmer should go. He is the first ever Labour MP in the constituency and was absolutely torn to shreds in the Facebook comments under his letter.

I wonder what Burnham would do if he resigns as mayor and then failed to get elected to parliament.

I know the plan will be to twist an MP in a safe seat's arm to step down for the good of the party, but I'm not sure how safe any Labour seat is currently, and add in some bad feeling about how Burnham has behaved, anything could happen, although of course we know he is an acomplished campaigner.

C8H10N4O2 · 14/05/2026 15:54

LotsAndLotsOfUnsernames · 14/05/2026 15:15

Streeting is not beloved by GPs. He is doing his damnedest to kill the partnership model (without understanding what that actually means), is obsessed with Big Data and AI and technology as the saviour to increased demand, and is trying to impose a new GP contract which will trigger more industrial action. There is a shortage of GPs and also no jobs for GPs thanks to the funding model, with an ongoing slide towards replacing qualified doctors with physician associates.

However, he has fought for more money for the NHS (for secondary care, where most of the money goes, despite the huge majority of patient contacts being in primary care). He also has been strong and sensible on the harms of youth gender medicine and I agreed with his stance on assisted dying (where he seemed to have actually listened to Palliative Care doctors). I actually agree with merging NHSE and DHSC - don't know why there are some many intermediary levels of bureaucracy in the NHS with corresponding lack of accountability.

So IMO he isn't the worst Health Sec on record but far from the best and I think Big Data is a clear and present threat so any dewy-eyed cheerleaders (with an eye on post-Parliament tech jobs - yep, looking at you Clegg) make me extremely nervous especially in the health realm.

I agree with PP that the media are part of the problem (with the rapid turnover of PMs), baying for blood, pushing and pushing the narrative, trying to make a story to have something to endlessly pontificate about. But Streeting has played right into their hands. Ugh.

I agree with your second paragraph but the NHS is decades behind other developed countries in terms of digitisation and data use and this is not because of lack of investment. The longitudinal record alone has seen billions spaffed up the wall by many iterations of initiatives to restart the work.

The problem is not underinvestment nor is it evil big corps - its the structure and practices of the NHS fiefdoms who all want their own little empires and will not cooperate for the greater good. If Streeting can make progress on that it will be the least known but most valuable contribution to dragging NHS systems and processes into the 21st century.

All ministers and shadow ministers work with the private sector as they should. The private sector always has and will deliver goods and services to the public sector and sees much more innovation. People move both ways between public and private and for the most part the benefit flow both ways. Most don’t do the full Clegg and become seven figure salary apologists for big corporate greed.

I’ve seen some lunatic accusations that Streeting brought in Palantir - it was already there years before he took office since gove and Cummings were mandating its use across departments ten years ago. Presumably those posters would like Streeting to spend the NHS budget reversing out one supplier and moving to a new supplier of the same services.

Pinribbons · 14/05/2026 15:55

caringcarer · 14/05/2026 14:57

The improvement is because Labour have thrown souch money at the NHS.

That's a good thing and what everyone in the NHS was calling for?

caringcarer · 14/05/2026 17:04

Pinribbons · 14/05/2026 15:55

That's a good thing and what everyone in the NHS was calling for?

I'm not disagreeing just saying this is why Streetibg has got waiting times down.

teenagedirtbag1990 · 14/05/2026 17:38

economy is gonna be even worse

12345change · 14/05/2026 18:05

WindyW · 14/05/2026 13:06

Yikes, I’m a Labour voter and although they have been very disappointing to date, I didn’t think they’d knife each other in the back/front like a tedious Tory tribute band. So much for being the grown up option 🤷‍♀️

I knew they would do this - especially Wes Streeting. He is so untrustworthy but then so is Starmer.

StillSpartacus · 14/05/2026 18:50

I’m just watching Michael Pottillo’s railway journey to Uzbekistan. I wonder what travel show Wes will be presenting in a few years?

WhatAMarvelousTune · 14/05/2026 19:14

StillSpartacus · 14/05/2026 18:50

I’m just watching Michael Pottillo’s railway journey to Uzbekistan. I wonder what travel show Wes will be presenting in a few years?

He could do a travel show where he spends time with locals, and it could be called “Wes is meeting” or “Streeting’s meetings”

Tigerbalmshark · 14/05/2026 19:24

WhatAMarvelousTune · 14/05/2026 19:14

He could do a travel show where he spends time with locals, and it could be called “Wes is meeting” or “Streeting’s meetings”

How about a deep dive into the history of infectious diseases? Could be called “Weasel’s measles”? Grin

WhatAMarvelousTune · 14/05/2026 19:43

Tigerbalmshark · 14/05/2026 19:24

How about a deep dive into the history of infectious diseases? Could be called “Weasel’s measles”? Grin

I’ll be extremely disappointed if none of the headlines on the papers tomorrow involve “Wesignation”.

LadyCustardCreme · 14/05/2026 20:16

Wes could team up with The Streets on a classic tour, belting out the favourites “Dry your eyes mate” and “Git but you know it.”

Rainallnight · 15/05/2026 22:24

I am absolutely furious with Wes Streeting and with everyone involved in this whole mess. Why can’t they just get their heads down and run the bloody country? Wes launched his ten year plan, throwing various hand grenades into the NHS in the process, and now he’s just upped and walked away. What a fucking shower. (And I’m a Labour voter)

Viviennemary · 16/05/2026 16:51

Because promises have not been kept. Like sorting out benefits. Instead no reforms of pip and more money for multiple children. Then removing winter fuel allowance (not even in manifesto) then reinstating it. Disaster local election results. All they need is Angela Rayner to finish them off.

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PropertyD · 16/05/2026 17:01

I worked as a supplier for the NHS. They were shameful. Hung onto old systems because they couldn’t be arsed to train their staff on a new one. Lots of cottage industries.

A meeting would be arranged. I joke not -15 or so people would turn up. Then it would all go quiet and then another meeting would be arranged with different people. I told them time and time again that no price reductions in the contract would be back dated. They were arrogant and wanted to keep their own jobs at least until they retired so nothing much was done.

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