'What the hell are we doing?' Wes Streeting on his promise to young people, resigning from government, and wanting to be PM

About this episode

Wes Streeting discusses his resignation from government, the challenges of being a working class politician, and his wealth tax plan.

Labour leadership contender and former health secretary Wes Streeting on what prompted his resignation, the challenges of being a working class politician, and his wealth tax plan.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Robinson

Guest: Wes Streeting

Topics covered

• Labour leadership
• politics
• working class
• resignation
• wealth tax

Keywords

• Wes Streeting
• Labour leadership
• resignation
• working class politician
• wealth tax

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, BBC Radio 4

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