Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Move On Following Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party disputes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally apologised to health minister Wes Streeting MP over negative briefings linked to the Prime Minister's office.
Important Developments
- Miliband declares the Prime Minister will dismiss the No 10 official responsible for targeting Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary rules out future leadership aspirations, saying his previous experience as leader was the "best protection" against desiring the position again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Situation
The internal unrest started after media stories emerged about hostile briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to dismiss the incident, the talk between the PM and the health minister according to sources followed a more serious turn.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, the media have been advised. The exchange was concise, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning media appearances, Miliband emphasized the need for the party to direct attention on national matters rather than party disputes.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been damaging, no question.
But my advice to the Labour members today is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the public, not each other.
We were given a historic mandate last July, a important chance to transform our nation. And we have a historic obligation.
Economic Update
Meanwhile, official figures revealed the UK economy increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the manufacturing industry particularly impacted by the recently reported JLR security incident.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England releases its latest performance figures
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits the Liverpool area
- Today: Rachel Reeves speaks to the media
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister highlights government plans for the UK's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on Anglesey
