Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
Senior Labour figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside internal conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over hostile briefings coming from Number 10.
Key Developments
- Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street official behind for targeting Wes Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary rejects future party leader plans, declaring his past time as Labour leader was the "best inoculation" against desiring the role again
- British economic growth expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, impacted by the JLR cyber-attack
Situation
The political turmoil started after reports circulated about negative background comments from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to dismiss the incident, the discussion between the PM and Streeting apparently took a different turn.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Wes Streeting, the media have been told. The conversation was brief, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to dismiss.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband stressed the need for the party to direct attention on country-wide priorities rather than party divisions.
Look, I think the media briefing has been unhelpful, without doubt.
But my advice to the Labour members now is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the nation, not our internal matters.
We were given a major victory last summer, a important opportunity to improve our nation. And we have a serious duty.
Economic News
Separately, government figures revealed the British economic performance grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the manufacturing sector especially affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service releases its monthly performance figures
- Today: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the media
- 11.30am: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer announces plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power project at Wylfa site on Anglesey