🏛️ Politics May 9, 2026 · Ethan Croft

Is Wes Streeting safer than we thought?

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There were few winners in the Labour Party after Thursday’s elections. Even hope of a halo effect in Greater Manchester, thanks to Andy Burnham’s personal popularity in the area, was dashed as the Greens swallowed the inner city while Reform mopped up the outer boroughs. Likewise, Labour lost control of Tameside council, Angela Rayner’s back yard. 



But Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, is feeling chipper following declarations on Redbridge Council, which takes in his constituency of Ilford

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