Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Move On Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Hostile Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond internal conflicts after PM Keir Starmer personally apologised to health minister Wes Streeting MP over hostile briefings linked to the Prime Minister's office.
Important Events
- Miliband states the Prime Minister will dismiss the No 10 source behind for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband rules out any leadership aspirations, saying his past experience as leader was the "strongest vaccine" against seeking the position again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Context
The internal unrest began after reports circulated about hostile briefings from the Prime Minister's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Despite initial efforts to dismiss the matter, the conversation between Starmer and Streeting according to sources followed a different direction.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The discussion was short, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under pressure to dismiss.
Miliband's Response
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the party to concentrate on national matters rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the media briefing has been bad, without doubt.
But my call to the Labour members today is clear, which is we need to prioritize the country, not ourselves.
We were given a historic mandate last summer, a historic opportunity to improve our nation. And we have a major duty.
Economic News
Meanwhile, official statistics indicated the UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the production industry especially hit by the recent JLR security incident.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its latest performance figures
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its regular lobby briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer highlights plans for the UK's first small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey