🔗 Share this article Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Focus Forward After Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Hostile Backgrounding High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside party tensions after PM Keir Starmer personally apologised to health minister Wes Streeting MP over hostile leaked comments linked to Number 10. Major Developments Miliband declares the Prime Minister will dismiss the Downing Street staffer behind for targeting Wes Streeting if discovered Miliband rules out any leadership ambitions, saying his previous time as leader was the "best vaccine" against desiring the position again UK economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover hack Context The internal controversy started after media stories circulated about negative briefings from Starmer's supporters targeting the Health Secretary. Despite early efforts to minimize the incident, the talk between the PM and Streeting according to sources followed a different direction. The Prime Minister said sorry to Wes Streeting, journalists have been informed. The exchange was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to dismiss. The Energy Secretary's Statement In his early morning media interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to direct attention on country-wide matters rather than internal divisions. Look, I think the media briefing has been bad, without doubt. But my message to the Labour members now is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the country, not each other. We were given a historic election win last summer, a historic chance to transform our nation. And we have a historic obligation. Economic Update In other news, government statistics showed the British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the industrial sector particularly hit by the recently reported JLR cyber-attack. Today's Schedule 9.30am: The National Health Service releases its latest statistics Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool Morning: The Chancellor speaks to the press 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its daily lobby briefing Today: The Prime Minister promotes government plans for the UK's first small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey