Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Move On After Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind internal conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over hostile leaked comments originating from Downing Street.
Important Events
- Ed Miliband confirms Starmer will dismiss the Downing Street staffer behind for targeting Wes Streeting if identified
- Miliband rules out future party leader ambitions, saying his past experience as leader was the "strongest protection" against desiring the position again
- British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Background
The political controversy began after allegations surfaced about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite initial efforts to minimize the situation, the discussion between the PM and the health minister reportedly followed a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, reporters have been told. The discussion was concise, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his morning media interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on country-wide issues rather than party divisions.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, without doubt.
But my advice to the party today is quite simple, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not each other.
We were given a significant mandate last July, a important opportunity to transform our country. And we have a major duty.
Growth News
In other news, official figures revealed the British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the manufacturing industry especially affected by the recent JLR security incident.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service releases its monthly performance figures
- Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media
- 11.30am: Downing Street holds its daily lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer announces government plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
