Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Move On After Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Hostile Briefings
High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind internal tensions after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments linked to Number 10.
Key Updates
- Miliband states Starmer will dismiss the No 10 staffer behind for targeting Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary rejects any party leader ambitions, saying his previous time as Labour leader was the "strongest inoculation" against wanting the position again
- UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Situation
The political controversy began after allegations surfaced about negative briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Although early attempts to minimize the situation, the conversation between Starmer and Streeting apparently took a different direction.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Wes Streeting, reporters have been advised. The exchange was short, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to sack.
Miliband's Reaction
In his early morning media interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the party to focus on national matters rather than party disputes.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been bad, no question.
But my advice to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to focus on the country, not each other.
We were given a historic mandate last summer, a historic opportunity to improve our country. And we have a historic obligation.
Economic News
In other news, government figures revealed the British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial sector particularly affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England publishes its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting visits Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the press
- 11.30am: Number 10 holds its regular media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey
