Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Look Ahead After Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings
Senior Labour Party official Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond internal disputes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over hostile leaked comments originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Major Events
- Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will dismiss the No 10 source behind for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary dismisses future leadership ambitions, stating his previous time as Labour leader was the "strongest vaccine" against wanting the position again
- UK economic growth increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the JLR hack
Background
The internal controversy erupted after media stories emerged about negative background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to downplay the matter, the talk between the PM and the health minister according to sources followed a different turn.
Starmer said sorry to Wes Streeting, the media have been told. The exchange was short, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to focus on country-wide priorities rather than internal conflicts.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been bad, without doubt.
But my advice to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the country, not ourselves.
We were given a major mandate last summer, a important opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a historic responsibility.
Economic Update
In other news, official data revealed the UK economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the manufacturing sector particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England issues its monthly data
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the press
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister announces government plans for the UK's first nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
