Minister Slaps Down Wes Streeting's Call For 'Wealth Tax That Works'

Lucy Rigby had no time for the ex-health secretary's idea.

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A minister has slapped down Wes Streeting’s suggestion of a “wealth tax that works”.

Streeting resigned as the health secretary within Keir Starmer’s cabinet last week, accusing the prime minister of offering a “vacuum” instead of a vision for governing.

Starmer has so far resisted dozens of calls from his own MPs to resign and a leadership contest is yet to be triggered.

But Streeting has claimed he would seek to enter any potential........

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