Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond internal disputes after PM Keir Starmer directly said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile briefings coming from Downing Street.
Important Updates
- Miliband states Starmer will fire the Downing Street source behind for briefing against Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband rules out future party leader ambitions, stating his previous time as Labour leader was the "strongest protection" against seeking the position again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, impacted by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Background
The internal turmoil erupted after allegations circulated about negative briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Although initial attempts to dismiss the situation, the conversation between the PM and the health minister apparently took a different turn.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, the media have been advised. The conversation was brief, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on national priorities rather than internal disputes.
Look, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, certainly.
But my message to the Labour party today is straightforward, which is we need to focus on the nation, not each other.
We were given a significant mandate last July, a major chance to transform our nation. And we have a major responsibility.
Economic Update
Meanwhile, official statistics revealed the British economic performance grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production sector particularly impacted by the recent JLR hack.
The Day's Schedule
- 9.30am: The National Health Service publishes its latest statistics
- Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Number 10 holds its daily media briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on Anglesey
