Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Move On After Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond internal tensions after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over negative leaked comments originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Major Events
- Ed Miliband declares Starmer will fire the Downing Street official behind for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary rules out future leadership aspirations, saying his past experience as leader was the "strongest vaccine" against seeking the role again
- British economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the JLR security breach
Context
The internal unrest erupted after reports surfaced about negative background comments from the Prime Minister's team targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to dismiss the matter, the talk between the PM and Streeting apparently took a more serious turn.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Wes Streeting, journalists have been told. The exchange was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his morning media appearances, Miliband stressed the need for the party to focus on national priorities rather than party disputes.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been bad, no question.
But my advice to the Labour members now is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the nation, not our internal matters.
We were given a historic election win last summer, a historic chance to improve our nation. And we have a serious obligation.
Economic News
In other news, government figures indicated the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production sector particularly hit by the recent JLR cyber-attack.
Today's Agenda
- 9.30am: NHS England publishes its latest performance figures
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Today: The Chancellor speaks to the media
- 11.30am: Number 10 holds its regular lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer announces government plans for the UK's first nuclear power plant at Wylfa on Anglesey
