Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Focus Forward After Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Negative Backgrounding
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to put aside party disputes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments originating from Downing Street.
Important Updates
- Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street staffer responsible for attacking Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband dismisses any party leader plans, stating his past time as Labour leader was the "strongest vaccine" against seeking the role again
- UK economic growth grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Context
The political turmoil started after media stories emerged about negative background comments from Starmer's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Despite initial attempts to dismiss the incident, the talk between Starmer and Streeting according to sources took a different direction.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, the media have been told. The exchange was brief, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide matters rather than internal divisions.
Clearly, I think the media briefing has been bad, no question.
But my message to the Labour members now is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not our internal matters.
We were given a major mandate last July, a major opportunity to change our nation. And we have a serious responsibility.
Economic Update
Separately, official figures showed the UK economic performance grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production sector especially affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England publishes its latest data
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: The Chancellor speaks to the press
- 11.30am: Number 10 holds its daily lobby briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the Britain's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
