Wes Streeting warns Labour must ‘change course’ or risk handing election victory to Reform
Wes Streeting has warned Labour leader Keir Starmer that the party is losing the fight against nationalism. He emphasized that unless Labour changes its course, it risks allowing Nigel Farage and Reform UK to take power. Streeting, who recently resigned from the government, expressed his intention to run for the Labour leadership in the future.
- ▪Wes Streeting warned that Labour is losing the fight against nationalism.
- ▪He stated that unless the party changes course, it risks handing power to Reform UK.
- ▪Streeting has expressed his intention to run for the Labour leadership in the future.
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NewsUKUK PoliticsWes Streeting warns Labour must ‘change course’ or risk handing election victory to ReformFormer health secretary who quit the government last week with a call for Keir Starmer to resign said he had ‘no regrets’ Kate Devlin Whitehall Editor Wednesday 20 May 2026 17:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2980511","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wes-streeting-labour-keir-starmer-farage-reform-election-b2980511.html","title":"Streeting warns Labour must ‘change course’ or risk handing election win…
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