Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Move On Following Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Negative Backgrounding
Senior Labour Party official Ed Miliband has demanded the party to leave behind internal conflicts after PM Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative briefings coming from the Prime Minister's office.
Key Events
- Ed Miliband confirms Starmer will fire the No 10 source responsible for targeting Streeting if found
- Miliband rejects any party leader aspirations, saying his previous time as Labour leader was the "best inoculation" against wanting the role again
- UK economic growth expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, impacted by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Background
The internal unrest started after reports circulated about hostile briefings from Starmer's team targeting the Health Secretary. Although early efforts to minimize the situation, the discussion between Starmer and Streeting according to sources followed a different turn.
Starmer said sorry to Streeting, journalists have been told. The conversation was concise, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under pressure to dismiss.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning broadcast appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than party disputes.
Clearly, I think the media briefing has been bad, without doubt.
But my call to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the nation, not each other.
We were given a major election win last summer, a historic opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a historic responsibility.
Economic News
In other news, official statistics showed the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial industry particularly impacted by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack.
The Day's Agenda
- 9.30am: The National Health Service issues its monthly statistics
- Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the press
- 11.30am: Number 10 holds its regular media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the UK's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
