Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Look Ahead After Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks
Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond internal tensions after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging leaked comments coming from the Prime Minister's office.
Major Events
- Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 official responsible for briefing against Streeting if identified
- Miliband rules out future party leader aspirations, saying his previous experience as leader was the "strongest vaccine" against wanting the role again
- UK economic growth increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Context
The political turmoil began after allegations circulated about negative background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Although early attempts to dismiss the incident, the conversation between the PM and the health minister reportedly followed a more serious turn.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, reporters have been advised. The discussion was concise, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to focus on national priorities rather than internal conflicts.
Look, I think the media briefing has been bad, no question.
But my advice to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not each other.
We were given a significant victory last summer, a historic chance to transform our nation. And we have a serious duty.
Economic News
In other news, government data revealed the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production sector especially affected by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack.
The Day's Agenda
- 9.30am: NHS England releases its monthly statistics
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Today: The Chancellor makes comments to the journalists
- 11.30am: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister announces government plans for the UK's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa on Anglesey
