Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Move On After Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks
High-ranking Labour Party official Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond internal conflicts after PM Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging media stories originating from Number 10.
Key Updates
- Miliband states the Prime Minister will fire the No 10 official behind for briefing against Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary dismisses future leadership plans, saying his previous experience as Labour leader was the "best inoculation" against wanting the role again
- UK economic growth increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, hit by the JLR security breach
Background
The internal unrest erupted after allegations emerged about hostile briefings from Starmer's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Although initial attempts to dismiss the situation, the talk between the PM and the health minister according to sources followed a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Wes Streeting, the media have been advised. The conversation was concise, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the party to concentrate on national issues rather than party divisions.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been bad, no question.
But my call to the Labour members now is quite simple, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not each other.
We were given a major mandate last July, a historic opportunity to change our nation. And we have a historic duty.
Economic Update
Separately, official statistics revealed the British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the manufacturing sector especially impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover hack.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: NHS England issues its monthly performance figures
- Morning: Wes Streeting visits Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- 11.30am: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the Britain's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa on Anglesey
