Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Focus Forward After Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to put aside internal conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over damaging briefings linked to Downing Street.
Major Developments
- Miliband declares the Prime Minister will fire the No 10 source responsible for targeting Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband dismisses future party leader ambitions, saying his previous time as leader was the "most effective protection" against desiring the role again
- UK economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Situation
The political turmoil began after reports emerged about critical briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Although early efforts to dismiss the situation, the talk between the PM and Streeting apparently followed a different turn.
The Prime Minister apologised to Streeting, journalists have been advised. The discussion was brief, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning broadcast appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to focus on national issues rather than party conflicts.
Look, I think the briefing has been bad, no question.
But my advice to the party now is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the country, not each other.
We were given a historic victory last July, a historic opportunity to improve our nation. And we have a major obligation.
Economic News
Separately, official figures revealed the British economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production industry particularly impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England releases its latest statistics
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the media
- 11.30am: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer announces plans for the UK's pioneering nuclear power facility at Wylfa on Anglesey
