Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Move On After Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings
High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond party tensions after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Important Events
- Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street official responsible for targeting Streeting if found
- Miliband rejects any party leader ambitions, declaring his previous time as Labour leader was the "best vaccine" against wanting the role again
- British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the JLR cyber-attack
Situation
The internal unrest began after media stories circulated about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Although early attempts to downplay the situation, the conversation between Starmer and the health minister according to sources took a different direction.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, reporters have been advised. The conversation was concise, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to sack.
Miliband's Response
In his morning media interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on national matters rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the briefing has been damaging, without doubt.
But my call to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the nation, not each other.
We were given a significant election win last summer, a historic opportunity to improve our nation. And we have a major responsibility.
Economic News
In other news, official figures revealed the UK economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the production sector especially impacted by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Agenda
- 9.30am: The National Health Service issues its latest performance figures
- Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media
- 11.30am: Downing Street holds its regular lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer announces plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey
