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Latest news on Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Defence, covering UK military policy and his role in Andy Burnham's government.

Wes Streeting is a Labour politician and the Member of Parliament for Ilford North, appointed Secretary of State for Defence as part of a cabinet reshuffle. He returns to government having previously served as Health Secretary earlier in the current parliament.

Streeting takes on the defence brief following a period of internal Labour Party debate over leadership and direction, having stepped back from government and briefly considered a leadership bid before it went to the new Prime Minister. Our feed tracks his statements, defence policy announcements, and reaction from military and parliamentary figures.

Regarded as one of the most prominent figures on Labour's centrist wing, Streeting has built a reputation for direct public communication and willingness to take on difficult policy areas, qualities that shaped his earlier tenure at the Department of Health and Social Care.

First elected to Parliament in 2015, Streeting served as shadow health secretary before becoming Health Secretary in government, a role he held until stepping back from Cabinet earlier this year.

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