Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Move On Following Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Negative Briefings
High-ranking Labour official Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind internal tensions after Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over hostile leaked comments linked to the Prime Minister's office.
Key Events
- Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 source responsible for briefing against Streeting if found
- Miliband dismisses any leadership ambitions, declaring his previous experience as Labour leader was the "most effective inoculation" against desiring the role again
- British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, impacted by the JLR cyber-attack
Context
The internal turmoil began after reports surfaced about negative briefings from the Prime Minister's team targeting Streeting. Although early efforts to minimize the matter, the discussion between the PM and Streeting reportedly followed a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister apologised to Streeting, the media have been informed. The conversation was short, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to dismiss.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to focus on country-wide issues rather than internal conflicts.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, no question.
But my advice to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to prioritize the country, not ourselves.
We were given a historic election win last July, a major chance to change our country. And we have a major obligation.
Growth Update
Meanwhile, government figures revealed the British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial industry particularly hit by the recent Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
The Day's Agenda
- 9.30am: NHS England releases its monthly performance figures
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the press
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its regular media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister announces plans for the UK's first small modular reactor project at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
