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Streeting insists he didn't ask NHS boss to leave her job

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Streeting insists he didn't ask NHS boss to leave her job

Streeting insists he didn't ask NHS boss to leave her job

The Health Secretary has insisted he did not ask NHS boss Amanda Pritchard to leave her job.

Wes Streeting said he has “so much respect and time” for Ms Pritchard, who announced on Tuesday that she will leave her role as NHS chief executive at the end of March.

Report by Faragt.

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