🔗 Share this article Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Look Ahead After Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Negative Backgrounding High-ranking Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind internal conflicts after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over negative briefings originating from Number 10. Important Updates Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street source responsible for targeting Streeting if discovered The Energy Secretary rules out future party leader aspirations, saying his past time as leader was the "strongest vaccine" against desiring the role again British economic growth increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, impacted by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack Background The political turmoil started after allegations surfaced about hostile background comments from Starmer's team targeting Streeting. Although initial attempts to minimize the situation, the discussion between Starmer and Streeting apparently took a different turn. The Prime Minister expressed regret to Streeting, the media have been told. The discussion was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under pressure to dismiss. Miliband's Reaction In his early morning broadcast appearances, Miliband emphasized the need for the party to focus on national matters rather than party divisions. Clearly, I think the media briefing has been bad, no question. But my call to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to focus on the public, not our internal matters. We were given a significant victory last summer, a historic opportunity to transform our country. And we have a serious obligation. Growth News In other news, government statistics indicated the British economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial sector particularly hit by the recently reported JLR security incident. The Day's Schedule Morning: NHS England publishes its monthly performance figures Today: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the journalists Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily lobby briefing Morning: The Prime Minister announces plans for the UK's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey