Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Move On After Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party official Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party tensions after leader Keir Starmer directly apologised to health minister Wes Streeting MP over negative media stories originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Important Updates
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 staffer behind for briefing against Wes Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary dismisses future party leader ambitions, stating his past time as leader was the "most effective vaccine" against wanting the position again
- British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, affected by the JLR cyber-attack
Background
The internal turmoil began after allegations circulated about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Although initial efforts to minimize the situation, the conversation between Starmer and the health minister reportedly followed a different turn.
The Prime Minister apologised to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The exchange was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to dismiss.
Miliband's Response
In his early morning media interviews, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the party to focus on country-wide priorities rather than party divisions.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, no question.
But my advice to the Labour members today is clear, which is we need to focus on the country, not our internal matters.
We were given a significant victory last summer, a important chance to improve our nation. And we have a major responsibility.
Economic News
Separately, official statistics indicated the British economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial sector especially hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Schedule
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its latest data
- Today: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the press
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the UK's pioneering nuclear power project at Wylfa site on Anglesey
