Wes Streeting

Then shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting pictured last year. Photo: PA

Alison Rowat: Scotland caught between good cop and bad cop on NHS turnaround
Health Secretary Wes Streeting was touring the studios ahead of the Budget on October 30, the latest in an increasingly long line of ministers having their say about Rachel Reeves’ settlement while insisting they can say nothing. Some have written to the Prime Minister and let their concerns about possible tax rises and spending cuts be known through third parties. As Streeting put it, Keir Starmer has had more letters than Santa (bit early with the seasonal gags there, minister).

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