Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond party disputes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over hostile media stories linked to Number 10.
Major Updates
- Ed Miliband states Starmer will fire the Downing Street staffer responsible for attacking Streeting if found
- Miliband dismisses any leadership ambitions, saying his previous experience as Labour leader was the "most effective vaccine" against seeking the role again
- UK economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Background
The political unrest began after media stories circulated about negative briefings from Starmer's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Although early attempts to dismiss the incident, the conversation between Starmer and the health minister apparently followed a different direction.
The Prime Minister apologised to Wes Streeting, the media have been informed. The conversation was concise, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to sack.
Miliband's Reaction
In his early morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to focus on country-wide priorities rather than internal conflicts.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been damaging, no question.
But my message to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not each other.
We were given a major victory last summer, a major opportunity to transform our country. And we have a serious obligation.
Growth News
In other news, government figures indicated the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the manufacturing sector particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: The National Health Service releases its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily lobby briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the UK's first nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey
