Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Move On Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
High-ranking Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond internal disputes after PM Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments originating from the Prime Minister's office.
Major Developments
- Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street staffer behind for attacking Streeting if identified
- The Energy Secretary rules out future party leader plans, saying his past time as leader was the "most effective protection" against desiring the role again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Background
The internal turmoil erupted after allegations circulated about critical background comments from the Prime Minister's team targeting the Health Secretary. Although early efforts to downplay the situation, the talk between Starmer and the health minister according to sources followed a different turn.
Starmer expressed regret to Wes Streeting, reporters have been told. The conversation was short, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under pressure to sack.
Miliband's Response
In his early morning media appearances, Miliband emphasized the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide matters rather than party disputes.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been damaging, no question.
But my advice to the Labour members today is quite simple, which is we need to prioritize the public, not our internal matters.
We were given a significant mandate last July, a important chance to transform our nation. And we have a serious obligation.
Economic Update
In other news, government figures revealed the UK economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the manufacturing sector especially hit by the recently reported JLR security incident.
Today's Schedule
- 9.30am: NHS England publishes its monthly statistics
- Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor speaks to the journalists
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its regular lobby briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor project at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey