Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, on the day the NHS in England hit its 18-week target for hospital treatment.

Wes Streeting has, finally, resigned as Health Secretary. Below is the full text of his resignation letter to Keir Starmer: Dear Prime Minister, The results are in and I am…

Outgoing health secretary declares Labour’s ‘plan for the NHS is working’ as hospitals hit key target

Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, on the day the NHS in England hit its 18-week target for hospital treatment.

In his resignation letter today, Wes Streeting said he was departing as Health Secretary with the NHS "on the road to recovery", pointing to figures out today.

Wes Streeting’s resignation letter began with a paragraph praising his own record in managing the NHS. He said: “The results are in and I am pleased to report that I have…