Wes Streeting tells Liz Truss to ‘keep your head down’ after economy comments

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3 Sep 2025 • 8:33 PM MYT
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  • Wes Streeting criticised former prime minister Liz Truss for lecturing the Labour government on the economy, telling her to "keep her head down".
  • The health secretary said that Rachel Reeves should not take advice from Ms Truss, who had chastised the chancellor for pushing "economic orthodoxy".
  • Mr Streeting described Ms Truss's mini-Budget, which led to economic turmoil, as a form of "self-inflicted harm".
  • He added that Labour would not accept lectures from Ms Truss and resents former Conservatives complaining while Labour addresses the issues they left behind.
  • Watch the video in full above.

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