Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Move On After Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings
Senior Labour Party official Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond internal tensions after PM Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging leaked comments coming from Number 10.
Major Events
- Miliband confirms Starmer will fire the No 10 staffer responsible for briefing against Wes Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary rejects future leadership ambitions, saying his previous experience as Labour leader was the "best vaccine" against seeking the role again
- UK economic growth increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, affected by the JLR cyber-attack
Context
The political unrest started after reports surfaced about critical background comments from the Prime Minister's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Although initial efforts to minimize the incident, the talk between the PM and Streeting according to sources followed a more serious turn.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, journalists have been informed. The conversation was brief, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
Miliband's Reaction
In his morning media appearances, Miliband stressed the need for the party to concentrate on national matters rather than party divisions.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been bad, certainly.
But my call to the party now is clear, which is we need to focus on the nation, not our internal matters.
We were given a major mandate last July, a major opportunity to change our country. And we have a serious duty.
Growth News
Meanwhile, government data indicated the British economy increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the industrial industry particularly affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service issues its latest statistics
- Today: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the press
- 11.30am: Number 10 holds its daily lobby briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister announces government plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power project at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
