Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Move On Following Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Negative Backgrounding
Senior Labour official Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond internal conflicts after leader Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments originating from Downing Street.
Important Events
- Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will fire the No 10 staffer behind for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband rejects any leadership ambitions, stating his past experience as leader was the "most effective vaccine" against desiring the position again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, affected by the JLR hack
Context
The political controversy started after media stories emerged about negative background comments from the Prime Minister's allies targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to dismiss the situation, the talk between Starmer and Streeting apparently followed a different turn.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, the media have been told. The discussion was short, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to remove.
Miliband's Reaction
In his morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on country-wide priorities rather than internal disputes.
Clearly, I think the media briefing has been unhelpful, no question.
But my advice to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not each other.
We were given a significant mandate last July, a major opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a historic responsibility.
Growth Update
Meanwhile, government figures indicated the UK economy increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the industrial sector particularly hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: The National Health Service issues its latest performance figures
- Today: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool
- Today: The Chancellor makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
