Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
Senior Labour figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside internal conflicts after leader Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over damaging media stories coming from Number 10.
Major Updates
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will fire the No 10 source responsible for attacking Streeting if identified
- Miliband dismisses any party leader plans, stating his past experience as leader was the "best inoculation" against wanting the role again
- UK economic growth increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the JLR security breach
Background
The internal turmoil erupted after reports surfaced about hostile briefings from Starmer's team targeting Streeting. Despite initial attempts to downplay the situation, the talk between Starmer and the health minister according to sources followed a more serious turn.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, reporters have been advised. The exchange was concise, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his morning media appearances, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the party to focus on country-wide matters rather than internal conflicts.
Look, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, without doubt.
But my message to the party today is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the country, not ourselves.
We were given a major election win last July, a major chance to improve our country. And we have a historic responsibility.
Growth News
In other news, official statistics revealed the British economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production industry especially impacted by the recent JLR hack.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: The National Health Service publishes its latest data
- Today: Wes Streeting visits Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
