Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Look Ahead After Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Negative Backgrounding
Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond party tensions after PM Keir Starmer directly said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over negative leaked comments originating from Number 10.
Key Updates
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street source behind for targeting Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary rules out future party leader aspirations, declaring his past time as leader was the "most effective protection" against seeking the role again
- British economy increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
Background
The political controversy erupted after media stories emerged about negative background comments from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to minimize the incident, the talk between Starmer and Streeting apparently followed a more serious turn.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, journalists have been informed. The conversation was short, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Reaction
In his morning media interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the party to focus on country-wide issues rather than internal disputes.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been damaging, without doubt.
But my call to the party now is clear, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not our internal matters.
We were given a significant victory last July, a major chance to improve our country. And we have a historic duty.
Economic News
Meanwhile, official statistics showed the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production industry especially impacted by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack.
The Day's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service releases its latest data
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool
- Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the media
- Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister announces plans for the Britain's first nuclear power project at Wylfa site on Anglesey
