Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Briefings
Senior Labour Party official Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind party conflicts after PM Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over damaging leaked comments coming from Downing Street.
Important Events
- Ed Miliband declares Starmer will sack the No 10 staffer behind for briefing against Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband rules out any party leader ambitions, stating his past time as leader was the "most effective protection" against wanting the position again
- British economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Context
The internal unrest started after reports emerged about negative background comments from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite early efforts to downplay the matter, the conversation between the PM and Streeting according to sources followed a different turn.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Wes Streeting, journalists have been informed. The conversation was concise, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under pressure to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his early morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on country-wide issues rather than party disputes.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, no question.
But my message to the Labour members now is quite simple, which is we need to prioritize the public, not each other.
We were given a major election win last summer, a important chance to change our country. And we have a major obligation.
Economic Update
In other news, government figures revealed the UK economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the manufacturing industry especially impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its monthly performance figures
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer announces plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
