Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Move On After Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Negative Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside party tensions after leader Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over negative leaked comments coming from Downing Street.
Important Developments
- Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will dismiss the Downing Street source behind for attacking Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband rules out future party leader aspirations, stating his past experience as Labour leader was the "strongest vaccine" against desiring the role again
- British economic growth expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the JLR cyber-attack
Situation
The political turmoil started after media stories surfaced about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early attempts to dismiss the matter, the talk between the PM and Streeting reportedly took a different direction.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Wes Streeting, reporters have been informed. The discussion was short, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband stressed the need for the party to direct attention on national issues rather than party conflicts.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, no question.
But my message to the Labour members now is clear, which is we need to focus on the public, not ourselves.
We were given a historic mandate last summer, a major opportunity to change our country. And we have a serious responsibility.
Growth News
Separately, government data showed the British economic performance increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial industry especially hit by the recently reported JLR hack.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England releases its monthly statistics
- Morning: Wes Streeting visits Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media
- 11.30am: Downing Street holds its daily lobby briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer announces government plans for the UK's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey