Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Look Ahead After Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Negative Briefings
High-ranking Labour figure Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond party conflicts after PM Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative media stories originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Major Developments
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 source responsible for targeting Wes Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary dismisses any party leader aspirations, saying his previous experience as leader was the "most effective inoculation" against wanting the role again
- UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Context
The political unrest started after allegations emerged about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's team targeting Streeting. Although early attempts to dismiss the matter, the talk between the PM and Streeting reportedly took a more serious direction.
Starmer apologised to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The conversation was brief, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under pressure to dismiss.
Miliband's Reaction
In his morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on national issues rather than party disputes.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, without doubt.
But my advice to the Labour members today is clear, which is we need to focus on the country, not our internal matters.
We were given a historic mandate last July, a important opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a major obligation.
Growth News
In other news, government figures revealed the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial industry particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: The National Health Service issues its latest performance figures
- Morning: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer promotes plans for the UK's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on Anglesey
