Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Move On Following Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Briefings
High-ranking Labour figure Ed Miliband has demanded the party to put aside party conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer directly apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative briefings coming from Downing Street.
Key Updates
- Miliband declares Starmer will dismiss the Downing Street staffer behind for briefing against Wes Streeting if identified
- Miliband dismisses any leadership aspirations, declaring his past time as Labour leader was the "strongest protection" against desiring the position again
- British economic growth grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Context
The internal unrest started after media stories surfaced about negative briefings from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite early attempts to minimize the situation, the conversation between the PM and Streeting reportedly took a more serious direction.
Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting, reporters have been advised. The exchange was concise, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide matters rather than internal disputes.
Look, I think the briefing has been bad, no question.
But my message to the Labour party now is clear, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not each other.
We were given a historic mandate last July, a important chance to change our country. And we have a historic duty.
Economic Update
In other news, official figures showed the UK economic performance expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the manufacturing industry particularly impacted by the recent Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England releases its latest performance figures
- Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
- Late morning: Number 10 holds its regular media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer promotes plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
