Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Look Ahead After Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding
Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to leave behind party disputes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over negative leaked comments originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Major Developments
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street source responsible for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband dismisses any party leader ambitions, declaring his past time as Labour leader was the "best protection" against wanting the role again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Background
The political unrest erupted after media stories emerged about negative briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to minimize the matter, the discussion between Starmer and the health minister apparently followed a different direction.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, the media have been advised. The exchange was brief, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
Miliband's Statement
In his morning media appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been bad, certainly.
But my advice to the Labour party now is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the country, not ourselves.
We were given a major mandate last summer, a historic chance to improve our country. And we have a serious duty.
Growth Update
In other news, government figures indicated the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial industry especially hit by the recent Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
Today's Agenda
- 9.30am: The National Health Service publishes its latest performance figures
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power facility at Wylfa site on Anglesey
