The ambitious Health Secretary has a loyal 'network' already within Downing Street , across government departments and in Labour 's ruling body, the National Executive Committee.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting was heckled by environmental protesters as he gave a speech saying it is time to battle against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's vision.
INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Wes Streeting takes his networking seriously - to such a degree that the hard-partying Health Secretary has become known as 'all-night Wes'.