Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Look Ahead Following Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond internal conflicts after PM Keir Starmer personally apologised to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile media stories coming from Number 10.
Major Updates
- Miliband declares Starmer will sack the Downing Street official behind for attacking Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband dismisses any leadership ambitions, declaring his past experience as leader was the "strongest vaccine" against seeking the role again
- British economic growth increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the JLR security breach
Situation
The internal unrest started after media stories emerged about hostile briefings from Starmer's team targeting the Health Secretary. Although early attempts to dismiss the incident, the talk between the PM and Streeting reportedly took a different direction.
The Prime Minister apologised to Wes Streeting, journalists have been informed. The discussion was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to focus on country-wide matters rather than internal conflicts.
Clearly, I think the media briefing has been damaging, certainly.
But my advice to the party now is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not each other.
We were given a major election win last summer, a important chance to change our country. And we have a major duty.
Economic Update
In other news, official data indicated the British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the manufacturing industry particularly hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: The National Health Service publishes its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its regular lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power project at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
