From opposition to government: Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells all | Political Currency Podcast
August 21, 2025
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as posted by the channelWhat is it really like to go from nine years in the political wilderness to running one of the most challenging departments in government? For Wes Streeting, Labour's Secretary of State for Health, it's a challenge he has been visibly relishing this past year, after a long, frustrating period fighting from the opposition benches.
As the MP for the marginal seat of Ilford North, Streeting has had a frontline view of the political turmoil of the last decade, from the election of Jeremy Corbyn to the chaos of Brexit and the collapse of the Conservative government. Now a key player in Keir Starmer’s new administration, he offers a unique perspective on the transition from fighting for power to actually wielding it.
In this candid and in-depth interview with George Osborne, Wes Streeting reveals what Keir Starmer is really like as a leader and the ways he runs his cabinet; describes his unexpected battles with the Treasury and outlines his plan to fix the NHS by shifting power to patients and focusing on prevention over cure; and explains why he believes Nigel Farage and Reform UK are now the "real opposition" to the Labour government.
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