Since his childhood in east London, the MP for Ilford North has shown a keen desire for organisational lead
Wes Streeting has resigned from government, in a move that could pave the way for a leadership contest.
Suspicions have long been swirling that Streeting has his eyes on the Labour party top spot, but who is the man gunning to be – or to help choose – the next prime minister?
Wes Streeting grew up on a council estate in Stepney, east London, to working-class teenage parents. His maternal grandparents served time in prison, embroiled in armed robbery; his grandfather did time with the Kray twins.
Streeting’s paternal grandfather, a navy veteran, was an influential figure throughout his upbringing. “He was the grandad I was closest to,” Streeting told the Financial Times in 2022. “He was a traditional working-class Tory.”
