🔗 Share this article Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Focus Forward Following Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Hostile Briefings High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond internal disputes after leader Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging leaked comments originating from Downing Street. Key Events Miliband states Starmer will fire the Downing Street staffer responsible for briefing against Streeting if found The Energy Secretary rejects future leadership aspirations, stating his past experience as Labour leader was the "best protection" against wanting the role again British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the JLR security breach Background The political unrest began after allegations surfaced about negative background comments from Starmer's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Despite initial attempts to minimize the incident, the conversation between Starmer and the health minister apparently took a more serious turn. The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, reporters have been advised. The discussion was short, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to remove. Miliband's Statement In his early morning media interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on national issues rather than party divisions. Look, I think the backgrounding has been bad, no question. But my advice to the Labour members now is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not ourselves. We were given a historic mandate last summer, a historic chance to transform our nation. And we have a major responsibility. Growth News Separately, government figures indicated the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the manufacturing sector especially hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack. The Day's Schedule 9.30am: NHS England releases its latest statistics Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media Late morning: Downing Street conducts its regular lobby briefing Morning: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the UK's first small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey