Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Look Ahead Following Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Hostile Briefings
High-ranking Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond internal conflicts after PM Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over damaging media stories originating from Number 10.
Important Events
- Miliband declares Starmer will dismiss the No 10 source responsible for attacking Streeting if found
- Miliband rules out any party leader ambitions, saying his previous time as Labour leader was the "strongest vaccine" against wanting the position again
- UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the JLR security breach
Situation
The internal unrest erupted after media stories circulated about hostile briefings from the Prime Minister's allies targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to dismiss the matter, the discussion between Starmer and the health minister reportedly followed a more serious turn.
Starmer said sorry to Wes Streeting, reporters have been informed. The conversation was short, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to dismiss.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning media appearances, Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide issues rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, no question.
But my message to the Labour party now is clear, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not our internal matters.
We were given a significant election win last summer, a important opportunity to change our country. And we have a historic responsibility.
Economic News
Meanwhile, government statistics revealed the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial sector particularly affected by the recently reported JLR hack.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England issues its monthly statistics
- Today: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press
- Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily media briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the UK's first nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
