🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Focus Forward After Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Hostile Briefings Senior Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party conflicts after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over hostile briefings originating from Number 10. Important Events Miliband confirms Starmer will dismiss the No 10 source responsible for briefing against Streeting if discovered The Energy Secretary dismisses future leadership ambitions, stating his past experience as leader was the "most effective inoculation" against wanting the position again UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, impacted by the JLR hack Context The internal unrest started after allegations emerged about negative briefings from Starmer's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Although initial attempts to minimize the incident, the talk between the PM and the health minister reportedly took a more serious direction. Starmer said sorry to Streeting, reporters have been told. The discussion was concise, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to remove. Miliband's Reaction In his early morning broadcast appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the party to direct attention on national matters rather than party conflicts. Look, I think the media briefing has been bad, without doubt. But my advice to the Labour party today is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not ourselves. We were given a major election win last summer, a historic opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a historic obligation. Economic Update Meanwhile, official data revealed the UK economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial industry especially hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident. The Day's Agenda Morning: The National Health Service issues its monthly data Today: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the journalists Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily lobby briefing Morning: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the UK's pioneering nuclear power facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey