Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Look Ahead Following Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Hostile Backgrounding
Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond party tensions after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over damaging briefings coming from Downing Street.
Key Events
- Ed Miliband confirms Starmer will dismiss the No 10 staffer behind for targeting Wes Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary dismisses future leadership aspirations, stating his past experience as leader was the "best vaccine" against wanting the role again
- British economic growth expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Background
The political unrest began after allegations surfaced about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's team targeting Streeting. Although early efforts to dismiss the situation, the discussion between the PM and Streeting reportedly followed a different turn.
Starmer expressed regret to Wes Streeting, journalists have been told. The discussion was concise, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
Miliband's Response
In his early morning media interviews, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to focus on national issues rather than internal divisions.
Look, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, certainly.
But my advice to the Labour party today is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the nation, not our internal matters.
We were given a major election win last July, a important chance to change our nation. And we have a major obligation.
Economic News
Meanwhile, official statistics revealed the British economic performance grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production industry particularly impacted by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Agenda
- 9.30am: NHS England publishes its monthly data
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the journalists
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily lobby briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the UK's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa site on Anglesey
