Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Focus Forward After Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to leave behind internal disputes after PM Keir Starmer personally apologised to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile leaked comments coming from Number 10.
Important Events
- Miliband declares the Prime Minister will fire the No 10 official behind for briefing against Wes Streeting if found
- Miliband rules out future party leader plans, saying his past time as leader was the "most effective vaccine" against desiring the position again
- British economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Background
The internal unrest erupted after media stories surfaced about critical background comments from the Prime Minister's allies targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to minimize the incident, the conversation between Starmer and Streeting apparently took a more serious direction.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Streeting, journalists have been told. The exchange was brief, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to sack.
Miliband's Reaction
In his morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on country-wide issues rather than party disputes.
Clearly, I think the media briefing has been damaging, no question.
But my advice to the Labour members today is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the nation, not ourselves.
We were given a significant victory last summer, a major opportunity to transform our country. And we have a serious responsibility.
Growth News
In other news, government statistics revealed the UK economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial sector especially affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England issues its latest statistics
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits the Liverpool area
- Today: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its daily media briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights plans for the Britain's first nuclear power plant at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
