Wes Streeting hits out at Tony Blair after controversial essay

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLabour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting criticised Sir Tony Blair's recent essay for overlooking "inequality" as a fundamental issue in Britain. Streeting rejected Sir Tony's calls to cut welfare, scrap the pension triple lock, and abandon net-zero spending, arguing that inequality drives crises in Western democracies. He also diverged from Sir Tony on Brexit, advocating for the UK to rejoin the European Union, contrary to the former prime minister's stance on re-entry. Streeting challenged Sir Tony's "policy first, politics second" approach, emphasising that policy is not made in a valueless vacuum. He warned against "automatic subservience" to America, referencing the Iraq War as an example of "loyalty replacing judgement," in response to Sir Tony's views on US relations. In fullWes Streeting casts off ‘Blairite’ image with scathing attack on Tony BlairThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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