Political Quotes

Wes Streeting

The Public Record

Jun 16, 2026

I would not use a leadership campaign to make costly promises that I would have to later reverse.

bbc.com
Jun 16, 2026

We must reject the reckless approach that says 'stuff the bond markets'.

bbc.com
Jun 16, 2026

We've been through several waves of change that have delivered genuine strengths, but also deep weaknesses.

bbc.com
Jun 16, 2026

The triple lock on pensions is here to stay for the entirety of this Parliament.

bbc.com
Jun 16, 2026

There is a pragmatic case for producing our own gas rather than importing from abroad.

bbc.com
Jun 16, 2026

I will pass emergency laws to build data centres, nuclear power generation, transport infrastructure connecting people with jobs, and more.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 16, 2026

We still can build the infrastructure to grow our economy, we have to, and - if I become Prime Minister - we will.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 16, 2026

I think there should be a contest. I have every intention of standing in that contest.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 16, 2026

I would hope that after Thursday’s by-election, when the results are in, and I very much hope Andy Burnham wins... I hope the Prime Minister will at that stage reflect on his own position and set out a timetable.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 16, 2026

There is a risk that a Labour leadership contest becomes a Dutch auction of the most expensive and popular pledges to appeal to the Party faithful at the expense of the British people.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 16, 2026

Yes. We’ve got a mandate for a five-year Parliament. We were elected on a manifesto, we don’t live in a presidential system, we live in a parliamentary democracy.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 16, 2026

If Parliament can act in days to save British Steel, it can act with urgency to save Britain’s future prosperity.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 16, 2026

The right approach is not to pretend North Sea oil and gas is the future, or to treat every remaining project as a moral catastrophe.

thenational.scot
Jun 16, 2026

It is to manage decline responsibly, apply strict climate tests, and channel the proceeds into projects that will cut bills and cut emissions.

thenational.scot
Jun 16, 2026

Some will argue that this risks forfeiting our moral leadership on the climate issue. I simply don’t buy that argument.

thenational.scot
Jun 16, 2026

The best example we can set is to show the world that net zero is compatible with a pro-growth agenda.

thenational.scot
Jun 16, 2026

Successive governments have been sleeping, while Britain’s crying out for action. I will pass emergency laws to build data centres, nuclear power generation, transport infrastructure connecting people with jobs, and more.

independent.co.uk
Jun 14, 2026

We’re long past the time for threats. We have to act. Incitement to violence is a crime in the offline world so it must be prosecuted as a crime in the online world.

theguardian.com
Jun 14, 2026

But the worst example we can set is that net zero can only be delivered on the backs of the poor and working people’s jobs.

theguardian.com
Jun 14, 2026

We should open our door to the best and the brightest.

theguardian.com
Jun 14, 2026

The tax receipts from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be funnelled into cheaper energy: insulation, heat pumps, and electrification to cut bills and emissions.

theguardian.com
Jun 14, 2026

Businesses and households are held back by high energy costs. The tax receipts from new North Sea oil and gas fields should be funnelled into cheaper energy: insulation, heat pumps, and electrification to cut bills and emissions.

independent.co.uk
Jun 14, 2026

We’ve been far too timid in the face of broligarchs attempting to reshape our society and inspire hatred – we should be standing up to the forces of darkness online and offline, and we still can.

theguardian.com
Jun 14, 2026

If platforms are knowingly promoting this dangerous content, bosses should face criminal action and the companies should be made to pay the costs of cleaning up and rebuilding Belfast, along with the thugs on the ground.

theguardian.com
Jun 13, 2026

Martha’s parents have fought tirelessly to turn the most unimaginable grief into something that is genuinely changing how our NHS works.

theguardian.com

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