Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Look Ahead After Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding
Senior Labour figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile leaked comments originating from Number 10.
Major Developments
- Miliband declares Starmer will sack the Downing Street official responsible for targeting Wes Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary rules out future leadership plans, saying his past time as leader was the "strongest vaccine" against desiring the role again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, impacted by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Background
The political controversy began after media stories circulated about negative briefings from the Prime Minister's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early attempts to minimize the situation, the talk between Starmer and Streeting according to sources took a different turn.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, the media have been advised. The conversation was brief, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning media appearances, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than party conflicts.
Clearly, I think the media briefing has been damaging, certainly.
But my message to the Labour members now is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the public, not our internal matters.
We were given a major victory last summer, a major opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a historic responsibility.
Economic Update
Meanwhile, government data revealed the British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the manufacturing sector particularly impacted by the recently reported JLR hack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England issues its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister announces plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on Anglesey
