I was ashamed to be health secretary when I heard Jews speak about their experiences in the NHSWes Streeting on why he asked Lord Mann to conduct a review into NHS antisemitism, which the government has accepted in fullBy Wes Streeting2 min read
Wes StreetingStreeting experienced ‘early mid-life crisis’ over Palestine recognition, Mandelson claimedThe former health secretary was branded ‘hysterical’ by the now-disgraced peer in newly published messages to cabinet minister Pat McFaddenBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
By Lorin Bell-CrossWhat is the record of Labour’s leadership contenders on the Jewish community and Israel?The JC looks at the likely challengers to Sir Keir Starmer11 min read
NHSGovernment consulting on reforms to make it easier to sack antisemitic doctorsAnnouncement comes as recommendations by independent adviser on antisemitism Lord Mann are acceptedBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
By Wes StreetingThe despicable attack on Hatzola shows why antisemitism must be confonted head-onThe answer cannot simply be higher walls, thicker doors, more CCTV. We also have to deal with this hatred at its source1 min read
Hatzola ambulance attackGovernment to fund replacement of burned Haztola ambulancesHealth Secretary West Streeting said that the Jewish community ‘should not be left footing the bill’ after Monday’s arson attackBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Wes StreetingWes Streeting accused Israel of ‘talking the language of ethnic cleansing’ in texts to Lord MandelsonThe health secretary, tipped as a potential successor to Sir Keir Starmer, expressed concerns he would lose his seat to a pro-Gaza independent and claimed the Jewish state was committing ‘war crimes’By Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read
Wes Streeting vows to combat ‘grotesque’ antisemitism in the NHSReflecting on the Shoah, the Health Secretary said it is the ‘cowardice of bystanders’ that allows antisemitism to thriveBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read||January 30, 2026 12:19
Health secretary calls on West Midlands Police chief to resign by the end of the dayWes Streeting said that ‘anyone with integrity’ would step down and he would be ‘horrified’ if Craig Guildford remained in his postBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||January 15, 2026 11:38
NHS ‘failing in duty of care’ if staff wear pro-Palestine badges, says Wes StreetingThe health secretary promised a ‘much more robust approach’ to political statements made by doctorsBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read||January 9, 2026 12:27
UK politicians hailing Mamdani ignoring ‘alarm’ raised by US Jews, claims CAASeveral left-wing politicians have offered their congratulations to the New York City mayor-elect after his upset win on WednesdayBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read||November 6, 2025 15:24
Jewish groups welcome government plan to tackle ‘out of control’ NHS antisemitismThe prime minister has commissioned Lord Mann to review antisemitism and racism in the health serviceBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||October 17, 2025 11:38
By Wes StreetingHealth Secretary: medical regulators are failing JewsWes Streeting writes for the JC on the action the government is taking to stamp out antisemitism in the NHS1 min read||October 16, 2025 16:56
By Alex HearnBritain knows Israel isn’t committing genocide –but lets the lie spread anyhowBy refusing to say so publicly, the government leaves the field open to MPs and activists who weaponise the charge against the Jewish state and stoke antisemitism3 min read||September 16, 2025 11:01
By Stephen PollardThe numbers that shape Labour’s Middle East policy: 37, 73, 110The party’s sudden zeal for Palestinian statehood isn’t about foreign policy – it’s about vote counts. Muslim blocs in 110 key seats are calling the tune, and Wes Streeting knows it3 min read||July 29, 2025 10:21
Health Secretary condemns medical regulator for ‘failing publicly and abysmally’ on NHS antisemitismWes Streeting said he would ‘haul in’ the leadership of the General Medical Council to demand an explanation for the failingsBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||July 16, 2025 09:58