Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, notes the resignation of the Health Secretary in order to challenge Keir Starmer as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party.
In a statement posted on X, Wes Streeting has announced his resignation as Health Secretary and said he no longer has confidence in Keir Starmer’s leadership and believes it would be ‘dishonourable and unprincipled’ to stay in Government. He also stated that it is evident Starmer will not be leading the Labour Party into the next General Election.
The Prime Minister is expected to announce a replacement Health Secretary without delay, and that new appointee will have to pick up a major Bill announced yesterday on NHS reform to pilot through parliament. Hopefully, the pressures to show “business as usual” will mean the launch of value-based procurement remains scheduled for June.
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