Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Hostile Briefings
High-ranking Labour official Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond internal disputes after leader Sir Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting MP over hostile media stories coming from Number 10.
Major Developments
- Ed Miliband states Starmer will sack the Downing Street source behind for targeting Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary dismisses any party leader ambitions, saying his previous time as Labour leader was the "best vaccine" against seeking the role again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the JLR cyber-attack
Context
The political unrest erupted after allegations circulated about hostile briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to dismiss the matter, the discussion between the PM and the health minister apparently followed a different turn.
Starmer apologised to Streeting, the media have been advised. The exchange was short, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning media appearances, Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on national matters rather than party disputes.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been bad, without doubt.
But my message to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to focus on the country, not our internal matters.
We were given a significant victory last summer, a major opportunity to improve our country. And we have a serious obligation.
Economic News
In other news, government data revealed the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production industry especially impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover hack.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: NHS England publishes its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the journalists
- Late morning: Downing Street conducts its regular media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa site on Anglesey
