Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Look Ahead Following Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside party disputes after leader Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative briefings coming from Number 10.
Major Updates
- Miliband confirms Starmer will fire the No 10 official behind for attacking Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband dismisses any party leader ambitions, stating his previous experience as leader was the "best vaccine" against wanting the position again
- British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the JLR security breach
Background
The internal turmoil started after media stories circulated about critical background comments from Starmer's allies targeting Streeting. Despite early efforts to downplay the incident, the talk between Starmer and the health minister according to sources followed a different direction.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Streeting, the media have been told. The exchange was concise, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under pressure to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to focus on national priorities rather than party disputes.
Look, I think the media briefing has been unhelpful, no question.
But my message to the party now is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not each other.
We were given a major election win last July, a important chance to change our nation. And we have a serious duty.
Economic Update
In other news, official data revealed the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production industry especially impacted by the recent JLR cyber-attack.
The Day's Agenda
- 9.30am: The National Health Service publishes its latest performance figures
- Morning: Wes Streeting visits Liverpool
- Today: The Chancellor makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
