Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Move On After Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond internal disputes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over damaging leaked comments originating from Number 10.
Key Updates
- Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street official responsible for briefing against Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary rejects future leadership plans, stating his past experience as leader was the "strongest protection" against wanting the role again
- British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, impacted by the JLR security breach
Situation
The political unrest erupted after reports emerged about critical briefings from Starmer's team targeting Streeting. Despite early attempts to dismiss the matter, the conversation between the PM and Streeting according to sources took a different turn.
Starmer said sorry to Streeting, the media have been advised. The discussion was brief, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide issues rather than internal disputes.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, certainly.
But my message to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not ourselves.
We were given a historic election win last summer, a important opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a historic obligation.
Growth News
In other news, government data showed the UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial sector particularly hit by the recent Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: The National Health Service issues its monthly performance figures
- Today: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
- 11.30am: Downing Street holds its daily lobby briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister promotes plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey
