Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings
Senior Labour Party official Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind internal disputes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting MP over hostile media stories linked to Downing Street.
Major Updates
- Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 source responsible for targeting Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary rules out any leadership plans, stating his past experience as leader was the "strongest protection" against wanting the position again
- UK economic growth increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the JLR security breach
Context
The political unrest began after reports surfaced about hostile briefings from Starmer's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Although early efforts to downplay the situation, the conversation between Starmer and Streeting apparently followed a different turn.
The Prime Minister apologised to Wes Streeting, reporters have been advised. The conversation was brief, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning media interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the party to focus on country-wide matters rather than party conflicts.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, without doubt.
But my advice to the Labour party now is clear, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not each other.
We were given a historic victory last July, a important opportunity to change our country. And we have a major obligation.
Growth News
In other news, government data revealed the British economic performance grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial industry particularly affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its latest performance figures
- Today: The Health Secretary visits the Liverpool area
- Today: The Chancellor speaks to the press
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
