{"id":329691,"date":"2026-03-27T09:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wes-streeting-id-rather-scoop-my-own-eyes-out-with-a-teaspoon-than-privatise-the-nhs\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:05:38","slug":"wes-streeting-id-rather-scoop-my-own-eyes-out-with-a-teaspoon-than-privatise-the-nhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wes-streeting-id-rather-scoop-my-own-eyes-out-with-a-teaspoon-than-privatise-the-nhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Wes Streeting: &#8216;I&#8217;d rather scoop my own eyes out with a teaspoon than privatise the NHS&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bl5iVOB6DKU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wes Streeting: 'I'd rather scoop my own eyes out with a teaspoon than privatise the NHS'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bl5iVOB6DKU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, oversees the National Health Service \u2013 the NHS \u2013 which provides free healthcare to millions of Britons. The service faces significant funding and staffing challenges.<br \/>\nSubscribe \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Since his appointment in 2024, Streeting has vowed to decrease waiting times and overhaul the system, but his approach has been accused of being \u2018chaotic and incoherent\u2019 by the Institute for Government.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the Guardian\u2019s policy editor Kiran Stacey and political editor Pippa Crerar, Streeting doubles down and defends his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>#nhs #wesstreeting #labour #reform #nigelfarage #greens #zackpolanski<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, oversees the National Health Service \u2013 the NHS \u2013 which provides free healthcare to millions of Britons. The service faces significant funding and staffing challenges. 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