Wes Streeting: Keir Starmer doesn't take responsibility
6/12/202630 min
After the resignations of Defence Secretary John Healey and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns, Wes Streeting joins the Politics Show to reflect on why Keir Starmer is losing support from his loyal ministers.
Streeting resigned his own post as Health Secretary in May, and has said he would run in a future race to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Prime Minister.
Also in this episode, Tom McTague and Ethan Croft discuss the resignations and what they mean – for the UK's ability to defend itself, and for the future of the government.
The interview excerpt featured here is taken from an hour-long conversation with Wes Streeting which will publish next week.
READ: John Healey's resignation heralds the end for Keir Starmer, by Andrew Marr
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Ethan Croft· Panelist0:53
[musical jingle] The New Statesman. Keir Starmer says he takes responsibility. I don't think he does, actually. I just urge my colleagues to, to wake up and smell the coffee if they haven't already, and to understand that at the heart of these challenges is poor leadership, poor judgment, and bad politics. And unless that changes, we will give this country to Nigel Farage.
Tom McTague· Host1:22
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Politics Show from the New Statesman. I'm Tom Mctague, and I'm delighted to be joined by our political correspondent, Ethan Croft,