🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding Senior Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind internal tensions after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting MP over negative media stories linked to the Prime Minister's office. Key Events Miliband confirms Starmer will fire the Downing Street source behind for targeting Wes Streeting if identified Miliband rejects future leadership aspirations, stating his past time as Labour leader was the "most effective protection" against wanting the role again British economic growth expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover hack Situation The internal controversy erupted after allegations surfaced about hostile briefings from Starmer's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early efforts to dismiss the matter, the discussion between the PM and the health minister reportedly followed a different direction. The Prime Minister expressed regret to Wes Streeting, the media have been informed. The discussion was concise, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under pressure to sack. The Energy Secretary's Statement In his morning broadcast appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to focus on national matters rather than party conflicts. Look, I think the briefing has been damaging, no question. But my advice to the party now is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not our internal matters. We were given a significant mandate last July, a historic opportunity to change our country. And we have a serious responsibility. Growth News In other news, government statistics showed the British economic performance increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the manufacturing industry especially affected by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack. The Day's Schedule 9.30am: NHS England issues its monthly statistics Today: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media Late morning: Downing Street holds its regular media briefing Today: Keir Starmer promotes plans for the UK's first nuclear power plant at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey