Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Focus Forward Following Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks
Senior Labour figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to put aside party conflicts after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile briefings linked to Number 10.
Important Developments
- Ed Miliband declares Starmer will sack the Downing Street official responsible for attacking Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary rejects any leadership aspirations, declaring his past experience as leader was the "most effective inoculation" against wanting the role again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Situation
The political unrest started after allegations surfaced about critical briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to downplay the matter, the talk between the PM and Streeting apparently followed a different direction.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Streeting, reporters have been told. The discussion was short, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to sack.
Miliband's Response
In his morning media interviews, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to focus on national matters rather than internal divisions.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been bad, certainly.
But my call to the Labour party now is straightforward, which is we need to focus on the public, not ourselves.
We were given a major election win last summer, a historic chance to change our country. And we have a historic duty.
Growth News
In other news, official data showed the British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial industry particularly impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover hack.
The Day's Agenda
- 9.30am: NHS England publishes its latest data
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Today: The Chancellor speaks to the press
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the UK's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
