🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Hostile Briefings High-ranking Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party tensions after PM Keir Starmer directly apologised to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile media stories coming from Number 10. Important Events Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street official responsible for targeting Streeting if discovered The Energy Secretary rules out any leadership ambitions, stating his past time as Labour leader was the "best inoculation" against desiring the role again British economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, impacted by the JLR security breach Context The internal controversy started after reports surfaced about negative briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early efforts to downplay the matter, the conversation between the PM and Streeting reportedly followed a more serious turn. Starmer expressed regret to Wes Streeting, journalists have been told. The discussion was concise, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove. Miliband's Statement In his early morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the party to focus on national matters rather than party conflicts. Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been damaging, without doubt. But my advice to the Labour party now is clear, which is we need to prioritize the country, not ourselves. We were given a significant victory last July, a major opportunity to improve our country. And we have a historic duty. Growth Update In other news, government data showed the UK economic performance expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the production industry particularly impacted by the recent JLR security incident. Today's Agenda Morning: The National Health Service publishes its monthly data Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool Today: The Chancellor makes comments to the press 11.30am: Number 10 holds its daily media briefing Today: The Prime Minister announces plans for the UK's pioneering nuclear power project at Wylfa on Anglesey