Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Move On Following Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind party disputes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over damaging media stories linked to Downing Street.
Major Updates
- Miliband states Starmer will sack the No 10 source behind for briefing against Streeting if discovered
- Miliband rejects future leadership aspirations, saying his past experience as leader was the "strongest protection" against wanting the position again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, impacted by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Background
The internal unrest began after media stories circulated about hostile briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Although initial efforts to downplay the situation, the talk between Starmer and Streeting apparently took a different turn.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, journalists have been advised. The discussion was concise, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to remove.
Miliband's Response
In his morning media appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide matters rather than party divisions.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, certainly.
But my call to the Labour party now is clear, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not each other.
We were given a historic mandate last summer, a important opportunity to improve our nation. And we have a historic responsibility.
Growth Update
In other news, official statistics indicated the British economic performance grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial sector particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Schedule
- 9.30am: NHS England releases its latest data
- Today: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the journalists
- Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister promotes plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey
