Streeting tells Labour to quit excuses and push public-service reform

Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged Labour at an Institute for Government event to drop excuses about slow reforms and instead take decisive action—building levers, removing barriers, and challenging poor performance to win public support. The stance comes against a backdrop of leadership speculation around Keir Starmer and was echoed by Dame Louise Casey’s call for a 'grip it and fix it' approach to government reform.