Wes Streeting issues warning over future of NHS if Farage becomes prime minister

PoliticsHealth & Fitness
13 Apr 2026 • 10:30 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has challenged Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to clarify his party's plans for the National Health Service.
  • Streeting warned that a Reform UK government could lead to 'no NHS' and accused Farage of considering an insurance-based healthcare system.
  • The challenge comes ahead of May's local elections, where Reform UK is seeing a surge in opinion polls across the country.
  • Streeting highlighted Farage's past statements, including a 2014 comment that the UK would 'have to move to an insurance-based system of healthcare'.
  • He urged Farage to 'come clean' with the British public about the specifics of any proposed insurance system, particularly concerning costs and protections for patients.

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