Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Focus Forward Following Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
Senior Labour figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside party conflicts after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over hostile briefings linked to Downing Street.
Important Updates
- Ed Miliband states Starmer will fire the No 10 official behind for attacking Wes Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary rules out future party leader plans, declaring his previous experience as leader was the "most effective inoculation" against wanting the position again
- UK economic growth grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, impacted by the JLR cyber-attack
Background
The internal controversy began after media stories emerged about critical briefings from Starmer's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early attempts to dismiss the situation, the conversation between the PM and Streeting apparently took a different turn.
Starmer apologised to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The exchange was brief, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under pressure to dismiss.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his morning media interviews, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than internal conflicts.
Look, I think the media briefing has been bad, without doubt.
But my call to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the public, not each other.
We were given a historic victory last summer, a important opportunity to transform our country. And we have a historic duty.
Growth Update
Meanwhile, official data indicated the UK economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial sector especially hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its latest statistics
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its regular media briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor project at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
