Ex-health secretary sets out fledgling policy platform – including call for new special relationship with EU
Wes Streeting has confirmed that he will run to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister if a leadership contest is triggered and called for a “proper contest” to be held for the role.
Speaking at a conference organised by think tank Progress on Saturday, Streeting confirmed that he would enter any possible leadership race, outlining his belief that the UK needed to pursue a “new special relationship” with the European Union, signalling that he wanted to see the country rejoin the trade bloc in the future.
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