Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Look Ahead After Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
High-ranking Labour figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to put aside internal tensions after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting MP over negative media stories coming from Number 10.
Key Developments
- Miliband declares Starmer will fire the No 10 source responsible for attacking Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary rules out future leadership ambitions, stating his previous time as Labour leader was the "best inoculation" against seeking the role again
- UK economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Background
The political turmoil began after reports surfaced about critical briefings from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Although early efforts to minimize the situation, the discussion between the PM and Streeting according to sources took a more serious turn.
Starmer said sorry to Wes Streeting, journalists have been advised. The discussion was concise, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
Miliband's Statement
In his morning media interviews, Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to focus on country-wide issues rather than party divisions.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been bad, certainly.
But my advice to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the nation, not our internal matters.
We were given a historic victory last July, a important opportunity to change our country. And we have a serious duty.
Growth Update
Meanwhile, official data indicated the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production industry especially affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England releases its latest performance figures
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its regular media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the UK's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
