Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Move On Following Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding
Senior Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to put aside internal disputes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting over negative briefings coming from the Prime Minister's office.
Key Updates
- Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will dismiss the Downing Street official responsible for targeting Wes Streeting if identified
- Miliband dismisses future leadership plans, declaring his previous time as leader was the "strongest vaccine" against desiring the role again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Context
The internal unrest began after allegations emerged about critical briefings from the Prime Minister's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early attempts to minimize the matter, the talk between the PM and the health minister according to sources followed a more serious turn.
Starmer expressed regret to Wes Streeting, the media have been informed. The conversation was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband stressed the need for the party to direct attention on national issues rather than party conflicts.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, certainly.
But my advice to the party today is clear, which is we need to focus on the nation, not our internal matters.
We were given a historic victory last summer, a historic chance to transform our country. And we have a historic duty.
Growth News
Separately, official statistics indicated the British economic performance increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the industrial sector especially impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its latest performance figures
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the media
- 11.30am: Downing Street holds its regular lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights plans for the UK's first small modular reactor project at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey