'What the hell are we doing?' Wes Streeting on his promise to young people, resigning from government, and wanting to be PM
5/21/202653 min
Labour leadership contender and former health secretary Wes Streeting on what prompted his resignation, the challenges of being a working class politician, and his wealth tax plan.
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[short musical burst] Hello, and welcome to Political Thinking. We're in the fight of our lives, a fight against nationalism, a fight we risk losing. So said my guest on Political Thinking this week, Wes Streeting, explaining why he'd resigned from the cabinet, from his job as health secretary, and now wants to challenge Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham, and anybody else who wants to be the next Labour leader to a contest to be our next prime minister. The man who describes himself as this kid from a council estate in Stepney in East London made a call to arms in his resignation speech in the House of Commons, asking the country