### [2026-05-14](/feed/2026/05/14/index.md)

##### 2026 United Kingdom government crisis
# Wes Streeting resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, saying he has "lost confidence" in prime minister Keir Starmer following the recent local elections. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy21gpr1kzt)
2. [CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/14/uk/streeting-resigns-health-secretary-starmer-uk-intl)
3. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/world/europe/wes-streeting-resigns-starmer-uk-prime-minister.html)

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