Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Look Ahead After Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings
Senior Labour figure Ed Miliband has demanded the party to put aside internal conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting MP over damaging leaked comments linked to Number 10.
Major Events
- Miliband states the Prime Minister will dismiss the Downing Street staffer behind for briefing against Streeting if discovered
- Miliband dismisses any leadership plans, stating his previous experience as Labour leader was the "strongest inoculation" against wanting the position again
- British economy increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Situation
The internal turmoil started after allegations emerged about negative briefings from Starmer's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early efforts to dismiss the matter, the talk between Starmer and Streeting apparently took a more serious turn.
The Prime Minister apologised to Wes Streeting, the media have been advised. The conversation was short, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to remove.
Miliband's Response
In his morning media interviews, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than internal disputes.
Clearly, I think the briefing has been bad, no question.
But my message to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to prioritize the country, not our internal matters.
We were given a major election win last summer, a major chance to improve our country. And we have a serious obligation.
Economic Update
In other news, government data showed the UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the manufacturing industry especially hit by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service publishes its monthly performance figures
- Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area
- Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its regular media briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power facility at Wylfa on Anglesey
