Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Move On After Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party tensions after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over hostile briefings linked to Number 10.
Major Updates
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street official behind for briefing against Wes Streeting if identified
- Miliband dismisses any leadership plans, declaring his previous experience as Labour leader was the "most effective vaccine" against seeking the position again
- UK economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Background
The political turmoil began after allegations surfaced about hostile briefings from the Prime Minister's team targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to downplay the matter, the discussion between Starmer and the health minister according to sources followed a different direction.
Starmer expressed regret to Wes Streeting, journalists have been informed. The discussion was concise, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
Miliband's Reaction
In his morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on national matters rather than party disputes.
Look, I think the briefing has been bad, certainly.
But my message to the party now is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not ourselves.
We were given a historic election win last July, a important chance to change our country. And we have a major responsibility.
Growth News
Meanwhile, official data showed the British economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the manufacturing industry particularly affected by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack.
The Day's Agenda
- 9.30am: The National Health Service releases its monthly data
- Today: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its regular lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer announces government plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
