Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Move On After Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Negative Backgrounding
Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond party conflicts after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging briefings coming from Number 10.
Important Updates
- Miliband declares Starmer will sack the No 10 official behind for attacking Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary rules out any party leader plans, stating his previous time as Labour leader was the "strongest protection" against wanting the position again
- British economic growth increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, hit by the JLR cyber-attack
Background
The internal unrest began after reports circulated about negative background comments from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Although initial attempts to minimize the incident, the discussion between Starmer and the health minister apparently took a different direction.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, journalists have been informed. The conversation was brief, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to dismiss.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his early morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the party to concentrate on national priorities rather than party divisions.
Look, I think the media briefing has been bad, without doubt.
But my message to the Labour party now is clear, which is we need to concentrate on the nation, not ourselves.
We were given a historic victory last summer, a important opportunity to improve our nation. And we have a serious responsibility.
Economic Update
In other news, official data showed the British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production sector particularly impacted by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack.
Today's Agenda
- 9.30am: NHS England publishes its monthly statistics
- Today: The Health Secretary visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on Anglesey
