Wes Streeting: From primary school prison visits to the cusp of No 10 – inside the health secretary’s unorthodox rise
- Posted on May 14, 2026
- By The Independent
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Wes Streeting: From primary school prison visits to the cusp of No 10 – inside the health secretary’s unorthodox rise
His grandfather was an armed robber. His grandmother shared a cell with Christine Keeler. Raised in a council flat in the East End, Wes Streeting now finds himself as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Starmer in Number 10. Harry Cockburn and Andy Gregory take a look at the health secretary’s humble beginnings
