Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings
Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind party disputes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over hostile media stories linked to Number 10.
Important Updates
- Miliband confirms Starmer will dismiss the Downing Street staffer behind for briefing against Streeting if identified
- Miliband rejects any leadership ambitions, saying his past time as leader was the "best inoculation" against desiring the position again
- British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Background
The internal turmoil erupted after reports emerged about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's allies targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to dismiss the situation, the talk between the PM and Streeting according to sources followed a more serious direction.
Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting, the media have been advised. The exchange was concise, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on country-wide matters rather than party disputes.
Clearly, I think the media briefing has been unhelpful, certainly.
But my message to the Labour members now is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the public, not our internal matters.
We were given a major election win last summer, a major opportunity to improve our nation. And we have a historic obligation.
Economic News
Meanwhile, government data indicated the UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the production sector especially impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Schedule
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its latest data
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily lobby briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor project at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
