Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Focus Forward After Keir Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has demanded the party to leave behind internal conflicts after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over hostile leaked comments coming from the Prime Minister's office.
Important Events
- Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will fire the No 10 staffer responsible for briefing against Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary dismisses future leadership ambitions, stating his previous time as Labour leader was the "most effective vaccine" against seeking the position again
- British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, affected by the JLR hack
Context
The internal controversy began after reports circulated about critical briefings from the Prime Minister's team targeting the Health Secretary. Although early attempts to minimize the matter, the conversation between the PM and the health minister apparently took a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The discussion was brief, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his morning broadcast appearances, Miliband stressed the need for the party to direct attention on country-wide priorities rather than internal conflicts.
Clearly, I think the media briefing has been unhelpful, no question.
But my call to the Labour party today is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not each other.
We were given a major mandate last July, a major opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a major obligation.
Growth News
Separately, official figures showed the UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial industry particularly impacted by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: NHS England publishes its latest statistics
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Today: The Chancellor makes comments to the journalists
- 11.30am: Number 10 holds its daily lobby briefing
- Today: The Prime Minister highlights plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa site on Anglesey
