Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Move On After Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks
High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has demanded the party to leave behind internal conflicts after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over damaging briefings coming from Downing Street.
Key Events
- Ed Miliband states Starmer will fire the No 10 source behind for briefing against Wes Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary dismisses any party leader plans, stating his past time as Labour leader was the "strongest inoculation" against wanting the position again
- UK economy increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, impacted by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Context
The internal unrest began after media stories emerged about critical briefings from Starmer's team targeting the Health Secretary. Although early attempts to minimize the situation, the discussion between the PM and Streeting apparently followed a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Streeting, reporters have been told. The discussion was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to dismiss.
Miliband's Response
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the party to direct attention on national issues rather than party disputes.
Look, I think the briefing has been bad, certainly.
But my call to the party today is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not our internal matters.
We were given a historic election win last July, a important chance to improve our country. And we have a major obligation.
Economic News
Separately, government figures showed the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the production sector particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England issues its latest statistics
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its regular lobby briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
