Wes Streeting addresses conference for the first time as Defence Secretary – his speech in full
Streeting sets out Labour’s plans to strengthen Britain’s defences, support Ukraine and create jobs through domestic defence procurement.
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‘Labour must seize the moment and ban social media for under 16s’
Labour should introduce a ban on social media for under-16s, placing responsibility squarely where it belongs: on the platforms, not on parents and children.
‘Labour is rebuilding our NHS and our nation’s health’
There has been enormous progress made over the past century in the health of the nation. At the time of the founding of the National Health Service 1948, most people could barely expect to reach retirement age. They were born, they worked…
Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s address to Labour Party conference in full
Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s address to Labour Party conference in full
Only the Labour Party can be trusted to ensure the NHS is fit for the future
13 years of Conservative mismanagement have left the NHS without the doctors and nurses it needs, and patients are paying the price. In an emergency, patients can no longer be sure that the NHS will be there for them when they need it…
Our first step to a National Care Service will be paying carers a proper wage
This weekend, I marched through the streets of Tredegar to celebrate the memory of Nye Bevan. It was the Tredegar Medical Aid Society, established by miners and steelworkers to provide healthcare for the town, that inspired Bevan to create…
The virus is here to stay – that’s why Labour has a plan to live well with Covid
This was a big weekend for Labour and our mission to win the next general election. Having set out his vision for the future of our country – based on security, prosperity and respect for all – Keir Starmer’s speech to the Fabian Society…
“Private education will be made redundant” – Wes Streeting’s speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Shadow Child Poverty Secretary Wes Streeting to the annual Labour Party conference in Brighton this morning. It’s great to be here in Brighton and I want to thank the whole Party for your…
Labour will create a new Child Poverty Reduction Unit in Number 10
"Unbelievably cheap". "More than a little harsh". This was the response from Tory MPs on Thursday morning when I merely pointed out to Sky News viewers that the new education secretary Nadhim Zahawi would add to the already burgeoning…
Why I’m launching Labour’s new ambition: ten by ten
Watching Team GB excel in the Tokyo Olympics this summer filled me with pride. Seeing the medals coming in and witnessing our athletes’ incredible performances flooded back memories of London 2012, one of the great legacies of Labour in…
Under the Tories, pupils are crammed into classrooms like sardines in a tin
As pupils, parents and teachers await qualification results this week, many are deeply worried about the Tory government’s chaotic handling of our education system during the pandemic. We saw last summer the mess they made of exam results…
Only a Labour government will end child poverty. Let’s make it happen
Child poverty in Britain is rising. It was rising before the pandemic and it is set to rise further still. Today, the end child poverty commission reveals that there are 408,000 more children living in poverty than there were five years…