Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
High-ranking Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to put aside party conflicts after PM Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over negative leaked comments originating from Number 10.
Key Updates
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street source responsible for briefing against Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary rules out any party leader ambitions, declaring his past time as Labour leader was the "best protection" against wanting the role again
- UK economic growth grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the JLR hack
Context
The political turmoil started after reports surfaced about negative background comments from the Prime Minister's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early efforts to dismiss the matter, the talk between Starmer and the health minister apparently followed a more serious turn.
Starmer said sorry to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The discussion was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under pressure to remove.
Miliband's Reaction
In his morning broadcast appearances, Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on national priorities rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the media briefing has been damaging, certainly.
But my message to the party now is clear, which is we need to focus on the nation, not ourselves.
We were given a historic election win last summer, a major opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a historic responsibility.
Growth News
Meanwhile, government data indicated the UK economic performance expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the manufacturing industry particularly affected by the recent JLR hack.
The Day's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England publishes its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the UK's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
