His grandfather was an armed robber. His grandmother shared a cell with Christine Keeler. Raised in a council flat in the East End, Wes Streeting now finds himself as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Starmer in Number 10. Harry Cockburn and Andy Gregory take a look at the health secretary’s humble beginnings

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His grandfather was an armed robber. His grandmother shared a cell with Christine Keeler. Raised in a council flat in the East End, Wes Streeting now finds himself as the…

Wes Streeting’s resignation as health secretary appears could pave the way for him to take on Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership

Wes Streeting quit as health secretary on Thursday after an extremely turbulent week for the Labour Party. Here, The Independent looks at what he said in his resignation letter as…

Since his childhood in east London, the MP for Ilford North has shown a keen desire for organisational leadership

Ministro della Sanità, 43 anni, Wes Streeting ha lanciato il guanto di sfida al premier Keir Starmer, per prenderne il posto. Figlio di genitori adolescenti (e poverissimi),…

We look at Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham’s stances on key issues