Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Move On After Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings
High-ranking Labour figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to put aside internal tensions after PM Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative briefings originating from Downing Street.
Key Updates
- Ed Miliband confirms Starmer will fire the Downing Street official behind for targeting Streeting if found
- Miliband rules out any party leader aspirations, stating his previous experience as leader was the "most effective inoculation" against desiring the role again
- UK economic growth grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, impacted by the JLR hack
Background
The political unrest began after allegations circulated about critical briefings from Starmer's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Although early attempts to downplay the incident, the talk between the PM and the health minister according to sources took a more serious direction.
Starmer said sorry to Wes Streeting, reporters have been informed. The conversation was concise, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to sack.
Miliband's Statement
In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on national issues rather than internal disputes.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been damaging, certainly.
But my message to the Labour members today is clear, which is we need to focus on the country, not ourselves.
We were given a major mandate last July, a historic opportunity to improve our country. And we have a historic duty.
Economic Update
In other news, official figures revealed the UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the production sector particularly affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England issues its monthly statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- 11.30am: Number 10 conducts its daily lobby briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer announces plans for the UK's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa on Anglesey
