Senior Labour figure Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond internal conflicts after leader Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over damaging leaked comments linked to Number 10.
The political controversy started after media stories emerged about hostile briefings from Starmer's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early attempts to minimize the matter, the conversation between the PM and Streeting reportedly took a different direction.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, reporters have been advised. The conversation was brief, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to dismiss.
In his morning media appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to direct attention on national matters rather than party divisions.
Look, I think the media briefing has been bad, certainly.
But my advice to the party now is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not each other.
We were given a major victory last July, a major opportunity to change our nation. And we have a major responsibility.
Meanwhile, government figures revealed the British economic performance grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial industry especially hit by the recent Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
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