Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Move On Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind party tensions after Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative media stories coming from Number 10.
Key Developments
- Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street official behind for briefing against Wes Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary dismisses any party leader plans, stating his past time as leader was the "strongest vaccine" against desiring the position again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the JLR security breach
Situation
The internal controversy erupted after reports surfaced about critical briefings from the Prime Minister's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early attempts to dismiss the incident, the conversation between the PM and the health minister apparently followed a more serious turn.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Streeting, journalists have been told. The conversation was concise, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to dismiss.
Miliband's Response
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to focus on country-wide matters rather than internal disputes.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been damaging, without doubt.
But my advice to the Labour members now is straightforward, which is we need to focus on the public, not each other.
We were given a significant victory last July, a major chance to change our nation. And we have a historic obligation.
Growth Update
In other news, official data showed the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial sector especially affected by the recent JLR cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England issues its monthly data
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Today: The Chancellor speaks to the media
- 11.30am: Downing Street holds its regular lobby briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the Britain's first nuclear power project at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
