Gay Labour MP Wes Streeting becomes health secretary
Prime minister Keir Starmer has named controversial gay Ilford North MP Wes Streeting as the UK’s health secretary.
www.thepinknews.comShort answer: Yes, Wes Streeting is openly gay.
What this means and context:
- Streeting has publicly discussed his sexuality and his journey coming to terms with it, including speaking about growing up gay and how faith and identity intersect for him.[2][5]
- He has lived with his fiancé Joe Dancey, and the couple has been publicly referenced in coverage about Streeting’s personal life.[1][3]
- Commentary and interviews over the years show his experiences as an openly gay Labour politician, including reflections on coming out and the pressures he faced in his youth and early career.[4][2]
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