Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Negative Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour Party official Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party disputes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments linked to Number 10.
Major Updates
- Miliband declares the Prime Minister will dismiss the No 10 source responsible for briefing against Wes Streeting if identified
- Miliband dismisses future leadership plans, saying his previous time as leader was the "most effective inoculation" against desiring the position again
- UK economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Situation
The political unrest started after reports circulated about negative background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early attempts to downplay the situation, the discussion between the PM and Streeting according to sources followed a more serious direction.
Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting, the media have been advised. The conversation was brief, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning media interviews, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to direct attention on national matters rather than party conflicts.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been damaging, without doubt.
But my message to the party today is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the nation, not ourselves.
We were given a significant election win last summer, a historic opportunity to change our nation. And we have a major obligation.
Growth News
In other news, government figures showed the UK economic performance grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the manufacturing industry especially affected by the recent JLR hack.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: NHS England releases its latest performance figures
- Morning: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the media
- 11.30am: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor project at Wylfa on Anglesey
