Wes Streeting MP: ‘My faith made it very difficult to accept my sexuality’

Labour’s shadow health minister Wes Streeting MP talks about growing up in poverty, reconciling his faith and sexuality, and building bridges across political and religious divides

It isn’t just Wes Streeting’s background that makes him something of a political unicorn. Born to a teenage mum, Streeting’s early years were a struggle. Yet he graduated from the University of Cambridge with a passion for social justice, and is now one of the Labour party’s brightest stars – hotly tipped as a potential future leader.