Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Move On After Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party tensions after leader Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting MP over hostile media stories coming from the Prime Minister's office.
Key Events
- Miliband states Starmer will fire the Downing Street staffer behind for targeting Wes Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary dismisses future party leader aspirations, saying his previous experience as leader was the "best protection" against seeking the role again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Situation
The political turmoil began after allegations emerged about critical briefings from the Prime Minister's team targeting the Health Secretary. Although initial attempts to downplay the matter, the conversation between Starmer and Streeting according to sources took a different turn.
Starmer said sorry to Streeting, the media have been advised. The exchange was concise, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
Miliband's Statement
In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on national matters rather than party disputes.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, certainly.
But my call to the Labour members today is clear, which is we need to focus on the country, not our internal matters.
We were given a significant victory last summer, a major chance to change our country. And we have a serious obligation.
Economic Update
Separately, official figures showed the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial sector particularly affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover hack.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Today: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
- 11.30am: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer announces plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on Anglesey
