Wes Streeting admits Trump relations ‘strained’ after recent attacks

WorldPolitics
12 Apr 2026 • 5:59 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Wes Streeting, the health secretary, branded Donald Trump's language as "incendiary, provocative, outrageous" but urged people to distinguish between his words and actions.
  • Streeting criticised Trump's personal attacks on the Prime Minister, including comparisons to Neville Chamberlain, and his statements about wiping out a civilisation.
  • He labelled Nigel Farage a "plastic patriot" and condemned both Farage and Kemi Badenoch for initially supporting Trump's stance on Iran.
  • Streeting acknowledged that disagreements over issues such as the Iran war, Greenland, and the Chagos Islands had strained relations with the Trump administration.
  • The health secretary also confirmed that the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan would be published "shortly" but ruled out diverting health spending to fund increased military readiness.

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