Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Look Ahead After Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Hostile Briefings
Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to put aside internal disputes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over damaging media stories originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Important Updates
- Miliband states the Prime Minister will dismiss the No 10 official behind for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary rules out any leadership plans, saying his previous experience as Labour leader was the "most effective inoculation" against desiring the role again
- UK economic growth expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the JLR hack
Context
The political controversy started after reports surfaced about hostile background comments from Starmer's allies targeting Streeting. Despite initial attempts to dismiss the matter, the discussion between Starmer and the health minister reportedly took a more serious turn.
The Prime Minister apologised to Wes Streeting, journalists have been informed. The exchange was short, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on country-wide issues rather than internal divisions.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been damaging, certainly.
But my message to the Labour members now is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the public, not each other.
We were given a historic victory last July, a historic opportunity to improve our nation. And we have a major obligation.
Growth News
Separately, official statistics indicated the British economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial industry particularly hit by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Schedule
- Morning: The National Health Service releases its monthly data
- Today: Wes Streeting visits Liverpool
- Today: The Chancellor speaks to the journalists
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on Anglesey