Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Focus Forward Following Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Hostile Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind party tensions after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments originating from Downing Street.
Major Developments
- Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will dismiss the No 10 source behind for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband dismisses any leadership plans, declaring his past time as leader was the "strongest protection" against wanting the role again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, impacted by the JLR hack
Situation
The political unrest began after allegations circulated about critical briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Although early attempts to dismiss the incident, the talk between Starmer and the health minister reportedly followed a different turn.
Starmer said sorry to Streeting, journalists have been told. The exchange was short, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
Miliband's Statement
In his early morning media interviews, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on country-wide matters rather than internal divisions.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, without doubt.
But my advice to the Labour members now is clear, which is we need to concentrate on the nation, not our internal matters.
We were given a significant victory last July, a historic chance to change our nation. And we have a major responsibility.
Growth News
Meanwhile, official data showed the British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial sector particularly hit by the recent JLR hack.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England releases its monthly statistics
- Today: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its regular lobby briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer announces government plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on Anglesey
