Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Focus Forward Following Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
High-ranking Labour figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside party conflicts after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging leaked comments coming from the Prime Minister's office.
Key Events
- Ed Miliband declares Starmer will sack the No 10 official responsible for briefing against Wes Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary rules out any leadership ambitions, stating his previous time as leader was the "strongest inoculation" against seeking the position again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the JLR security breach
Background
The political turmoil began after media stories surfaced about critical background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early efforts to downplay the incident, the talk between Starmer and the health minister according to sources followed a different direction.
Starmer apologised to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The conversation was short, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the party to direct attention on country-wide priorities rather than party divisions.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, certainly.
But my call to the Labour party today is clear, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not our internal matters.
We were given a significant mandate last summer, a historic opportunity to change our country. And we have a historic duty.
Growth News
In other news, official statistics showed the UK 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.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: The National Health Service releases its latest data
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister highlights plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on Anglesey
