Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Move On After Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Hostile Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond internal disputes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting MP over hostile leaked comments coming from the Prime Minister's office.
Major Developments
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street source behind for targeting Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary dismisses any party leader aspirations, declaring his past time as Labour leader was the "most effective protection" against seeking the position again
- British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the JLR cyber-attack
Context
The internal turmoil erupted after media stories circulated about critical background comments from the Prime Minister's allies targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to minimize the situation, the talk between Starmer and the health minister reportedly took a different turn.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Wes Streeting, the media have been told. The conversation was concise, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the party to direct attention on national issues rather than party divisions.
Look, I think the briefing has been bad, certainly.
But my advice to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the nation, not ourselves.
We were given a major mandate last July, a major chance to change our country. And we have a major responsibility.
Economic News
In other news, official statistics revealed the British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production industry particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England issues its latest performance figures
- Today: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer announces plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor project at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey