Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Look Ahead After Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to put aside party conflicts after PM Keir Starmer personally apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over damaging leaked comments originating from Number 10.
Major Updates
- Miliband states the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 official responsible for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered
- The Energy Secretary dismisses any party leader plans, declaring his previous experience as leader was the "strongest inoculation" against wanting the position again
- UK economic growth expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, impacted by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Context
The political unrest began after media stories circulated about hostile background comments from the Prime Minister's team targeting Streeting. Although early attempts to downplay the situation, the talk between Starmer and the health minister apparently followed a different turn.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The discussion was short, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to dismiss.
Miliband's Statement
In his morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the party to focus on country-wide issues rather than internal divisions.
Look, I think the media briefing has been damaging, certainly.
But my message to the party today is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not each other.
We were given a historic victory last July, a historic chance to change our country. And we have a historic responsibility.
Growth News
In other news, government statistics showed the UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the manufacturing sector especially impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
The Day's Schedule
- 9.30am: NHS England issues its monthly data
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Today: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
- Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister announces plans for the Britain's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey