Ed Miliband says Starmer wants to end ‘class divide’ in push to move past leadership turmoil – UK politics live

2026-02-10 - 10:25

The prime minister is hosting a meeting of his cabinet as he attempts to push forward following a bruising week for his leadership And here are some more lines from Ed Miliband’s inteviews this morning. Miliband, the energy secretary, rejected suggestions that Keir Starmer woud not be in office for much longer. When this was put to him on BBC Breakfast, he replied: “I don’t agree with that.” He told the BBC’s Nick Robinson that that Robinson was “a bit too far” when he said that Miliband’s call for more “boldness” made it sound as if he wanted Labour to be a bit more like Zack Polanski, the Green leader. He said that he personally had had “very limited contact” with Peter Mandelson. He ruled out standing for the Labour leadership again, telling Sky News: “I’m not going to run.” One leftwing Labour source told The Telegraph: “Everyone from the PM down to the most junior bag carrier knows who was behind the McChicken Coup. And his name rhymes with Les Weeting.” The McChicken Coup refers to apparent efforts to use the ousting of Morgan McSweeney, Sir Keir’s chief of staff, to force the Prime Minister to step aside. Wes did not ask Anas to do this; he did not coordinate with Anas on this. Anas is the leader of the Scottish Labour party; he is his own man, and Wes has the highest respect for him. Move on dot org. I mean, let’s just get on. Let’s just move past all this. Come on. I’m saying to our colleagues – don’t focus on yourselves. Focus on the country. That’s what Keir’s message was last night and he’s dead right. Continue reading...