Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Move On Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
High-ranking Labour figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond internal disputes after leader Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting MP over hostile leaked comments linked to Number 10.
Key Events
- Miliband states the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 staffer responsible for attacking Wes Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary rules out future leadership aspirations, saying his past time as leader was the "strongest inoculation" against desiring the role again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Situation
The political turmoil began after allegations emerged about critical background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Although initial attempts to dismiss the incident, the discussion between Starmer and the health minister reportedly took a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister apologised to Streeting, reporters have been told. The conversation was brief, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under pressure to remove.
Miliband's Reaction
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to focus on country-wide priorities rather than internal divisions.
Look, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, certainly.
But my advice to the Labour members now is clear, which is we need to focus on the public, not each other.
We were given a historic victory last July, a important opportunity to change our country. And we have a historic responsibility.
Economic Update
Meanwhile, government figures showed the UK economy increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the manufacturing industry especially affected by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service issues its latest statistics
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the press
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the Britain's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
