Wes Streeting
British Labour politician (born 1983)
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 8
Fonagy review warns of ADHD and autism overdiagnosis as private clinics face inspections in England
The report finds the risk of overdiagnosis is rising but has not yet shown it is happening at scale, while about 810,000 children and adults in England wait for an assessment. The Care Quality Commission will start inspecting private clinics.
- Oct 8
Two Latvian men arrested inside UK base used by US military and NATO intelligence
Counter-terror police are investigating after two Latvian men aged 32 and 36 were found inside the perimeter of RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire in the early hours of Thursday. Police say nothing so far links the arrests to the late-September incident at RAF Fairford.
- Sep 23
UK deploys secret satellite jammer and forms No. III Space Effects Squadron
The Royal Air Force has created No. III Space Effects Squadron to conduct electronic warfare in orbit, while revealing the active use of ground-based jammers to protect British submarines and special forces from foreign spy satellites.
- Sep 23
RAF grounds Hawk fleet after two pilots eject from training jet in Wales
Two Royal Air Force pilots were hospitalised with minor injuries on 23 September 2026 after ejecting from a Hawk T2 trainer jet shortly before it crashed near residential properties in Anglesey, Wales.
- Sep 23
UK pauses Chagos Islands transfer after Trump rejects Mauritius deal at UN summit
Prime Minister Andy Burnham ordered a review of the Chagos Islands treaty following talks with Donald Trump in New York, freezing scheduled lease payments to Mauritius for the Diego Garcia military base.
- Sep 22
UK approves defensive aerial refueling for Saudi jets following Houthi missile strikes
Prime Minister Andy Burnham approved a time-limited RAF mission from Cyprus to assist Saudi warplanes intercepting drone and missile attacks, linking regional stability to energy prices and UK living costs.
- Jun 30
England's maternity system unsafe and discriminatory, review finds as government appoints first commissioner
Baroness Amos's long-awaited investigation finds a system marked by poor care, racism, and a failure to listen, while bereaved families label a proposed national maternity commissioner 'fundamentally dangerous' and renew calls for a statutory public inquiry.
- Jun 23
Burnham’s path to No 10 opens as Labour figures push for a contested race rather than a coronation
Andy Burnham remains the overwhelming favourite to succeed Keir Starmer after Wes Streeting dropped out and endorsed him, but a faction inside Labour is pressing other candidates to stand in order to avoid an uncontested handover.
- Jun 22
Starmer resigns as UK PM after Labour rebellion, Burnham emerges as frontrunner
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on Monday after a Labour Party rebellion ended his short premiership. Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is now the frontrunner to replace him.
- Jun 22
Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister after two years, Andy Burnham set to take over
Britain faces its seventh prime minister in a decade as Keir Starmer steps down, with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham the clear favourite to succeed him.
- Jun 19
Burnham wins Makerfield seat as cabinet ministers urge Starmer to quit
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won a decisive by-election in Makerfield on Friday, clearing the path for a leadership bid against a weakened Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- Jun 18
Makerfield by-election: Burnham vies for seat that could end Starmer's premiership
Voters in Makerfield, a former coal-mining constituency near Manchester, are casting ballots in a by-election that could install Andy Burnham as a Labour MP and set the stage for a challenge to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- Jun 4
Burnham confirms he would join Labour leadership race as Makerfield by-election looms
Andy Burnham declared on BBC Question Time that he would seek to join a Labour leadership contest if he wins the Makerfield by-election on June 18, challenging Keir Starmer for the top job.
- May 27
Blair’s 5,700-Word Essay Triggers Labour Clash as Burnham Accuses Ex-PM of Ignoring Inequality
Ex-PM Tony Blair's lengthy critique of Keir Starmer's government and calls to embrace a "Radical Centre" have drawn sharp rebukes from party figures, including leadership hopeful Andy Burnham who said Blair "doesn't mention inequality once".