Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Move On After Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Negative Backgrounding

Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind internal tensions after Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over negative leaked comments linked to Downing Street.

Important Updates

• Ed Miliband states Starmer will dismiss the Downing Street official behind for targeting Streeting if identified
• Miliband dismisses any leadership ambitions, declaring his previous time as Labour leader was the "strongest inoculation" against wanting the role again
• UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover hack

Context

The political turmoil began after allegations surfaced about critical briefings from Starmer's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early efforts to minimize the situation, the conversation between the PM and the health minister according to sources took a more serious direction.

The Prime Minister apologised to Streeting, reporters have been advised. The conversation was brief, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to remove.

The Energy Secretary's Reaction

In his early morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on national matters rather than internal disputes.

Clearly, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, certainly.

But my message to the party now is straightforward, which is we need to focus on the public, not our internal matters.

We were given a major mandate last July, a historic opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a serious responsibility.

Growth News

In other news, government statistics revealed the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial industry particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover security incident.

The Day's Schedule

• Morning: The National Health Service releases its latest statistics
• Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool
• Today: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists
• Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily media briefing
• Today: The Prime Minister highlights government plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey