Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Move On Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Negative Briefings
Senior Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to put aside party tensions after PM Keir Starmer personally apologised to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile briefings originating from Number 10.
Important Updates
- Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street staffer responsible for attacking Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband dismisses future party leader plans, stating his past time as Labour leader was the "best protection" against desiring the role again
- UK economic growth increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, impacted by the JLR cyber-attack
Background
The internal unrest began after media stories circulated about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's team targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to minimize the situation, the conversation between Starmer and the health minister apparently took a more serious turn.
Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting, the media have been informed. The discussion was brief, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his morning media appearances, Miliband emphasized the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide issues rather than internal disputes.
Clearly, I think the media briefing has been unhelpful, certainly.
But my call to the Labour members today is quite simple, which is we need to prioritize the public, not ourselves.
We were given a major election win last summer, a important opportunity to improve our country. And we have a serious responsibility.
Growth News
Separately, government data revealed the British economy increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production sector particularly affected by the recent JLR hack.
The Day's Schedule
- 9.30am: The National Health Service releases its monthly statistics
- Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area
- Today: The Chancellor makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister highlights plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor project at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
