Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Move On After Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party official Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside party disputes after PM Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over negative leaked comments linked to Downing Street.
Important Updates
- Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street source responsible for briefing against Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband dismisses future party leader plans, saying his past time as Labour leader was the "strongest protection" against seeking the role again
- UK economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the JLR hack
Background
The internal turmoil began after reports emerged about negative briefings from Starmer's allies targeting Streeting. Despite early attempts to dismiss the matter, the talk between Starmer and Streeting apparently took a more serious direction.
Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting, journalists have been told. The exchange was brief, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
Miliband's Statement
In his morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the party to concentrate on national priorities rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the media briefing has been unhelpful, no question.
But my advice to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not each other.
We were given a major mandate last summer, a historic chance to improve our nation. And we have a major duty.
Growth Update
Meanwhile, official data showed the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production industry particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England releases its latest data
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press
- 11.30am: Number 10 holds its daily lobby briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister highlights plans for the UK's first small modular reactor facility at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
