Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Move On After Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Briefings
High-ranking Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind internal conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over negative briefings originating from Downing Street.
Key Updates
- Miliband confirms Starmer will fire the Downing Street source behind for attacking Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband dismisses any leadership ambitions, saying his previous time as Labour leader was the "strongest inoculation" against seeking the role again
- UK economic growth increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, hit by the JLR security breach
Context
The political turmoil began after allegations emerged about critical briefings from the Prime Minister's allies targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to minimize the incident, the talk between Starmer and Streeting reportedly followed a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister apologised to Streeting, journalists have been informed. The exchange was brief, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his morning media appearances, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to focus on national priorities rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the briefing has been damaging, certainly.
But my call to the Labour members now is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the country, not our internal matters.
We were given a major victory last July, a historic chance to transform our country. And we have a serious responsibility.
Economic News
Meanwhile, official data revealed the British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial industry especially hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
The Day's Agenda
- 9.30am: NHS England releases its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the press
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its regular media briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister announces plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor project at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
