Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Focus Forward After Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Hostile Briefings
Senior Labour official Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind internal disputes after PM Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting MP over hostile briefings originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Major Updates
- Miliband declares Starmer will sack the No 10 official behind for attacking Wes Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary dismisses any party leader ambitions, saying his previous experience as leader was the "best vaccine" against desiring the role again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, hit by the JLR hack
Context
The internal unrest started after media stories surfaced about negative briefings from Starmer's team targeting Streeting. Despite early attempts to dismiss the matter, the talk between Starmer and the health minister reportedly followed a different direction.
The Prime Minister apologised to Wes Streeting, the media have been advised. The conversation was short, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
Miliband's Reaction
In his early morning broadcast appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than party divisions.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, certainly.
But my advice to the party today is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not ourselves.
We were given a historic mandate last summer, a important chance to improve our nation. And we have a historic responsibility.
Economic News
In other news, government statistics showed the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial industry particularly affected by the recently reported JLR hack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England issues its monthly statistics
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the press
- Late morning: Number 10 holds its regular lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer announces plans for the UK's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
