Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Look Ahead After Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Briefings
Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to put aside party disputes after PM Keir Starmer directly apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over hostile briefings coming from Downing Street.
Key Updates
- Miliband declares the Prime Minister will dismiss the Downing Street source behind for attacking Wes Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary rejects any leadership plans, stating his previous time as leader was the "most effective protection" against wanting the position again
- British economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Background
The political unrest started after reports emerged about critical briefings from Starmer's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Although early attempts to downplay the incident, the talk between the PM and the health minister according to sources took a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister apologised to Streeting, the media have been advised. The exchange was concise, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
Miliband's Statement
In his morning broadcast appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on national priorities rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the media briefing has been damaging, certainly.
But my call to the Labour party now is straightforward, which is we need to focus on the public, not ourselves.
We were given a significant mandate last July, a historic chance to change our country. And we have a serious obligation.
Growth News
In other news, government data indicated the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial sector particularly hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Agenda
- 9.30am: NHS England releases its monthly statistics
- Today: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the press
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily lobby briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister highlights plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on Anglesey
