Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party tensions after Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly apologised to health minister Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments linked to Downing Street.
Key Updates
- Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 source responsible for attacking Wes Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary rules out future party leader plans, declaring his previous experience as Labour leader was the "best inoculation" against seeking the position again
- UK economic growth increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Situation
The internal controversy began after media stories surfaced about negative briefings from Starmer's allies targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to downplay the situation, the talk between the PM and Streeting apparently took a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Wes Streeting, journalists have been informed. The exchange was short, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to remove.
Miliband's Reaction
In his morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to focus on country-wide matters rather than party conflicts.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been bad, no question.
But my advice to the Labour members now is clear, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not ourselves.
We were given a significant victory last summer, a major chance to improve our nation. And we have a major responsibility.
Economic News
Separately, official statistics indicated the British economic performance grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the production sector particularly impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its monthly data
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its regular lobby briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister announces plans for the Britain's first nuclear power project at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
