Wes Streeting warns Nigel Farage can't be trusted with the NHS - 'pack of lies'

EXCLUSIVE: Wes Streeting warns Nigel Farage can't be trusted with the NHS - 'pack of lies'Wes Streeting said Reform pose a far greater threat than the 'wacky' Greens, and warned it represents 'something much, much more dangerous, much more ugly' than Labour's traditional Tory rivalsCommentsNewsLizzy Buchan Political Editor22:30, 11 Apr 2026Streeting warns Farage can't be trusted with the NHS Nigel Farage can't be trusted with the NHS as he'll sell the country "a pack of lies" again, Wes Streeting has said.‌The Health Secretary said Reform pose a far greater threat than the "wacky" Greens, and warned it represents "something much, much more dangerous, much more ugly" than Labour's traditional Tory rivals.‌It comes as Labour braces for a tough set of local elections next month, as the party faces pressure on the left and the right.‌Mr Streeting has repeatedly seized on Reform's conflicting statements about the NHS, which has seen Mr Farage float the idea of reforms to the funding model. Reform UK said last month: A Reform UK spokesperson said: “We will always keep the NHS free at the point of use for British citizens.”READ MORE: Wes Streeting 'ashamed' of corridor care as crack teams sent to worst hospitalsREAD MORE: Nigel Farage accused of 'desperate gimmick' with bid to punish 19 countriesView ImageHealth Secretary Wes Streeting spoke to the Mirror on a visit to Queen's Hospital in Romford.(Image: Philip Coburn/Daily Mirror)Speaking on a visit to Queen's Hospital, Romford, he said: "The people we've been seeing here in Romford today, these are not people who can afford to pay for their health care. Imagine if they turned up at the A&E department, and people are asking to check their credit card before they get their care. I mean, that's not future the NHS I want to see."‌He went on: "There are a lot of traditional...