London ¨C Wes Streeting, Britain¡¯s health secretary until he quit his post last week, has become the first MP to confirm publicly he will bid to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer as leader of the ruling Labour party.
Widely credited as one of the party¡¯s best communicators, the ebullient 43-year-old hails from a working-class background and the right flank of the center-left party.
A fixture on the airwaves during the 2024 general election, his profile has grown further helming the government department responsible for the cherished but beleaguered National Health Service (NHS) in England.
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