Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Focus Forward After Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside internal conflicts after Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging media stories coming from Number 10.
Important Updates
- Ed Miliband confirms Starmer will fire the Downing Street source responsible for targeting Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband rules out any leadership plans, saying his past experience as leader was the "strongest vaccine" against seeking the position again
- UK economy increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the JLR hack
Context
The internal unrest began after media stories circulated about hostile background comments from Starmer's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early attempts to minimize the situation, the conversation between Starmer and the health minister reportedly followed a more serious turn.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The discussion was concise, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning media interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on national matters rather than internal disputes.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, no question.
But my message to the Labour members now is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not each other.
We were given a historic victory last summer, a historic chance to improve our nation. And we have a serious responsibility.
Economic News
Meanwhile, official figures revealed the British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial sector particularly hit by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its monthly statistics
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves speaks to the press
- Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily lobby briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister announces government plans for the UK's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa site on Anglesey