Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Move On Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings
Senior Labour Party official Ed Miliband has demanded the party to leave behind internal tensions after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over damaging media stories originating from Downing Street.
Major Updates
- Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will dismiss the No 10 official responsible for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband rejects future leadership ambitions, saying his past experience as Labour leader was the "strongest vaccine" against wanting the position again
- British economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, impacted by the JLR security breach
Background
The internal turmoil erupted after allegations surfaced about critical briefings from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to dismiss the matter, the discussion between the PM and Streeting apparently took a different direction.
Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting, journalists have been advised. The exchange was concise, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than party conflicts.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, no question.
But my message to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to focus on the public, not ourselves.
We were given a major mandate last July, a major chance to improve our country. And we have a major responsibility.
Growth News
In other news, government data revealed the UK economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production industry especially hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: The National Health Service releases its latest performance figures
- Today: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- 11.30am: Downing Street holds its regular media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer promotes plans for the UK's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa site on Anglesey
