Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting is the UK Health Secretary known for his focus on improving safety for cosmetic procedures.
Notable Quotes
"This government is taking action to crack down on cosmetic cowboys and root out dangerous treatments."View Story →
"the health service didn't need any more recommendations but simply needed to get on with making care better."View Story →
"NHS staff and patients in danger with substandard kit whilst lining their own pockets with taxpayers' money at a time of national crisis."View Story →
"We are fixing the front door to the NHS. Many more patients with urgent needs will be able to get an appointment the day they contact their practice."View Story →
"Weight loss drugs can be a real game changer for those who need them."View Story →
"Losing a baby is devastating beyond words, and you deserve not just answers, but a process you can trust."View Story →
"I'm glad that Brexit is a problem whose name we now dare speak."View Story →
"When it comes to securing maritime freedom and free commercial shipping in the Straight of Hormuz, that's where we are absolutely aligned."View Story →
"I'm not going to... set out new spending commitments ahead of the Budget or the spending review when these sorts of decisions are made."View Story →
"Before we set out specific spending commitments, we will also set out how we pay for them at the same time."View Story →
"Ye should absolutely not play at the festival."View Story →
"If he wants forgiveness, it's not my forgiveness he needs… It's the forgiveness of the Jewish communities and I don't think he's done anything to earn it."View Story →
"Ye's actions amounted to a pattern of behavior."View Story →
""The government had negotiated with the BMA in good faith...""View Story →
"People and patients are understandably fed up."View Story →
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