Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Focus Forward Following Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Hostile Briefings
High-ranking Labour official Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside internal conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over damaging media stories originating from Downing Street.
Major Events
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 staffer behind for attacking Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband dismisses future leadership aspirations, declaring his previous time as leader was the "most effective protection" against desiring the role again
- UK economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Situation
The political unrest started after reports circulated about negative background comments from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite initial attempts to downplay the situation, the conversation between the PM and the health minister apparently followed a different direction.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, journalists have been told. The exchange was brief, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to focus on national issues rather than party conflicts.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been damaging, no question.
But my message to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to prioritize the public, not our internal matters.
We were given a historic election win last summer, a major opportunity to change our country. And we have a serious duty.
Economic Update
Separately, official statistics showed the British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the production industry particularly hit by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England publishes its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its regular lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer promotes plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey
