Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Move On After Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Hostile Briefings
Senior Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond internal disputes after leader Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over negative leaked comments originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Important Events
- Miliband states Starmer will fire the No 10 official behind for targeting Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary dismisses future party leader ambitions, declaring his previous time as leader was the "most effective vaccine" against wanting the position again
- British economic growth grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, impacted by the JLR cyber-attack
Background
The political controversy started after media stories circulated about negative background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early attempts to downplay the situation, the discussion between the PM and the health minister reportedly took a different turn.
Starmer apologised to Wes Streeting, the media have been told. The discussion was concise, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his morning media appearances, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to focus on national issues rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the briefing has been damaging, without doubt.
But my advice to the party now is clear, which is we need to prioritize the country, not each other.
We were given a significant election win last summer, a historic opportunity to transform our country. And we have a historic obligation.
Economic News
Separately, official data revealed the UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial industry particularly affected by the recent JLR security incident.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its monthly performance figures
- Today: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its regular media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister highlights government plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa on Anglesey