Wes Streeting has been appointed health secretary in the new Labour government. The Ilford North MP will oversee the NHS - picking up a health service struggling with a number of issues, including, perhaps most importantly for voters, waiting times. Wes Streeting was another Labour candidate who felt the pressure of pro-Palestinine independents. The shadow health secretary saw his majority plummet from more than 9,000 to 528 in Ilford North. He won 33.4% of the vote, while independent candidate Leanne Mohamad took 32.2%. Politics live: Follow the latest updates Krays, Cambridge and councillor Mr Streeting was born and raised in...