Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Look Ahead Following Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Hostile Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind internal tensions after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally apologised to health minister Wes Streeting MP over damaging briefings coming from Number 10.
Major Events
- Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street staffer behind for attacking Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband rejects future leadership aspirations, saying his past time as Labour leader was the "most effective vaccine" against seeking the role again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Context
The political turmoil began after allegations emerged about negative background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite early efforts to minimize the matter, the talk between Starmer and Streeting apparently followed a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister apologised to Wes Streeting, journalists have been advised. The exchange was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his early morning media appearances, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide matters rather than internal disputes.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been damaging, certainly.
But my message to the party today is quite simple, which is we need to prioritize the country, not ourselves.
We were given a significant mandate last July, a historic chance to change our nation. And we have a serious obligation.
Growth Update
Separately, government data indicated the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the industrial sector particularly affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
The Day's Schedule
- 9.30am: NHS England issues its monthly statistics
- Today: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- Late morning: Number 10 holds its daily media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister highlights government plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor project at Wylfa site on Anglesey
