Wannabe Prime Minister Wes Streeting needs to be remembered as onion not a lettuce
Wes Streeting revealed that if he did have to pick a veg to be remembered by, it would be the pungent peeler rather than a Liz Truss-style lettuce leaf
Wes Streeting claimed he’d want to be remembered as an onoon(Image: Andrew Stenning/Daily Mirror)
Labour contender Wes Streeting told your Daily Star he would love to be remembered as an onion – not a lettuce.
We have left politicians all over the country quaking in their boots and fearing they could be compared to a limp leaf at any moment if they fail.
And in an exclusive chat with the now ex-Health Secretary last year, Wes revealed if he did have to pick a veg to be remembered by, it would be the pungent peeler. But he said it’s not because he wants to make people cry.
Mr Streeting told us at the Labour Conference on September: “Well that’s the first time I’ve been asked that question. Let me think.
“I think it would have to be an onion, because I’ve got many layers”.
Mr Streeting once blasted former Tory PM Rishi Sunak for being beaten by a politician who was beaten by a lettuce.
He said: “Liz Truss was beaten by a lettuce so that was a low bar, but it’s also important for us to bear in mind that Rishi Sunak was beaten by Liz Truss who was beaten by a lettuce.”
Politicians have been quaking in their boots since Liz was famously outlasted by the Daily Star’s trusty vegetable in 2022.
The lettuce managed to endure longer than Liz – who was the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister ever at just 49 days in the top job.
Earlier on Thursday, Streeting resigned as Health Secretary, clearing the path for a leadership contest and throwing Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership into turmoil.
In his resignation letter, Mr Streeting slammed the “drift” at the heart of Government and informed the Prime Minister it is “clear” he will not lead Labour into the next election. Mr Streeting fell short of declaring a leadership bid, instead calling for the “best possible field of candidates” to stand to replace him in Downing Street, hinting he could back including Andy Burnham.
Mr Streeting’s letter stated: “It is now clear that you will not lead the Labour Party into the next general election and that Labour MPs and Labour unions want the debate about what comes next to be a battle of ideas, not of personalities or petty factionalism.
“It needs to be broad, and it needs to be the best possible field of candidates. I support that approach and I hope you will facilitate it.”
