Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Focus Forward Following Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
High-ranking Labour figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind party tensions after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile leaked comments linked to Number 10.
Important Updates
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 source behind for targeting Streeting if discovered
- Miliband rules out any party leader plans, declaring his previous time as leader was the "most effective vaccine" against wanting the position again
- British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the JLR cyber-attack
Background
The internal unrest began after media stories surfaced about hostile background comments from Starmer's allies targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to dismiss the matter, the discussion between Starmer and Streeting apparently followed a more serious direction.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, journalists have been informed. The conversation was concise, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to dismiss.
Miliband's Reaction
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide matters rather than party disputes.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been bad, without doubt.
But my call to the Labour members today is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the country, not ourselves.
We were given a historic victory last summer, a important opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a major obligation.
Growth Update
Separately, official statistics indicated the UK economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production sector especially impacted by the recent Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: The National Health Service issues its monthly data
- Morning: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor speaks to the media
- 11.30am: Number 10 holds its regular media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the UK's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa site on Anglesey
