We need Angela Rayner back, says Wes Streeting as ex-deputy leader gets standing ovation at Labour conference
‘We want her back’ — Minister calls for Angela Rayner’s return
- Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, called for Angela Rayner to return to government during the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
- Streeting praised Rayner's experience as a care worker, linking it to a new £500m investment for a “fair pay agreement” for care workers; he added, “and we want her back as well”.
- Rayner had previously resigned from her roles after admitting she did not pay sufficient stamp duty on a property purchase.
- In his speech, Streeting also strongly criticised Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, labelling him a “con artist” and a “snake oil salesman”.
- Streeting accused Farage of advocating for a privatised NHS and seeking to remove immigrant health workers, stating that Labour would stand by these workers.