Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Focus Forward After Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Negative Backgrounding
Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond internal disputes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly apologised to health minister Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments linked to Number 10.
Major Events
- Ed Miliband confirms Starmer will sack the Downing Street source behind for briefing against Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary rules out future party leader ambitions, saying his previous experience as leader was the "most effective vaccine" against wanting the position again
- British economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Situation
The political unrest erupted after allegations emerged about critical briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Although early efforts to minimize the incident, the talk between the PM and the health minister according to sources took a different turn.
Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting, journalists have been told. The discussion was concise, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the party to focus on country-wide priorities rather than party divisions.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, certainly.
But my advice to the party now is clear, which is we need to prioritize the country, not ourselves.
We were given a significant victory last July, a major chance to improve our nation. And we have a serious obligation.
Growth News
Meanwhile, official figures revealed the British economic performance grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial industry especially impacted by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England publishes its latest performance figures
- Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area
- Today: The Chancellor speaks to the media
- Late morning: Number 10 holds its daily media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister promotes plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
