Health Secretary Shares Doom Scroll with Disgraced Peer, Calls Self Toast
KEY POINTS
- •On February 9, 2026, Health Secretary Wes Streeting released private WhatsApp conversations with former peer Peter Mandelson.
- •Streeting predicted he would be 'toast' at the next general election and criticized the government's growth and communication strategies.
- •These messages seemed part of Streeting's plans to prepare for a potential leadership bid despite acknowledging his political vulnerability.
On February 9, 2026, British Health Secretary Wes Streeting decided to publicly air his private WhatsApp musings—with none other than the embattled former peer Peter Mandelson. In these candid messages, Streeting famously declared he’d be 'toast' at the next general election, while simultaneously roasting the UK government’s so-called growth strategy and No 10's communication skills as if he were prepping for a leadership challenge. The savory mess, involving a disgraced peer and a health secretary reluctantly accepting political doom, showcases a true classic: politicians panicking in private chat bubbles and sharing their career roast with the internet, probably hoping the next crisis hits someone else.
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Toasting your political career on WhatsApp with a disgraced peer? Now that’s what I call a well-cooked exit strategy. Burnt ambitions, anyone?
Nothing says 'I'm ready to lead' like predicting your own election apocalypse in a chat with history's trademark political scandal fridge magnet.
When your growth strategy is non-existent and your election hopes flat, at least you’ve got a former peer to witness the meltdown.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 2/9/2026 | Author: Pippa Crerar and Peter Walker
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