Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Focus Forward Following Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Negative Briefings
High-ranking Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond party conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over damaging media stories originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Key Updates
- Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 source behind for attacking Streeting if identified
- Miliband dismisses future leadership ambitions, saying his past time as Labour leader was the "best vaccine" against wanting the position again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Background
The political controversy started after media stories emerged about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite early efforts to minimize the matter, the conversation between the PM and Streeting reportedly followed a more serious direction.
Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting, journalists have been informed. The exchange was short, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to dismiss.
Miliband's Reaction
In his morning media appearances, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the party to direct attention on national matters rather than internal divisions.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been bad, certainly.
But my advice to the party now is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not our internal matters.
We were given a historic election win last July, a historic chance to transform our nation. And we have a historic obligation.
Growth News
In other news, official statistics revealed the British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the industrial sector particularly hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Agenda
- 9.30am: NHS England issues its monthly performance figures
- Today: The Health Secretary visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor speaks to the journalists
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its regular lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer announces government plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
