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Wes Streeting: And I think, 'great, here we are in the third decade of the 21st century it doesn't matter, brilliant'.

On the recordAugust 29, 2026
And I think, 'great, here we are in the third decade of the 21st century it doesn't matter, brilliant'.
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Wes Streeting
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on his role as the first openly gay defence secretary.

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