🔗 Share this article Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Look Ahead After Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Hostile Briefings High-ranking Labour figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind internal disputes after leader Keir Starmer personally apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over hostile media stories coming from the Prime Minister's office. Important Updates Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will dismiss the No 10 official responsible for targeting Wes Streeting if found Miliband rejects future party leader ambitions, saying his previous time as Labour leader was the "most effective inoculation" against wanting the role again UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the JLR cyber-attack Background The internal unrest erupted after allegations surfaced about hostile briefings from the Prime Minister's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite early attempts to dismiss the matter, the talk between Starmer and Streeting apparently followed a different turn. The Prime Minister expressed regret to Streeting, journalists have been told. The discussion was concise, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to dismiss. Miliband's Response In his morning broadcast interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the Labour Party to focus on country-wide matters rather than internal divisions. Look, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, certainly. But my advice to the Labour members today is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not our internal matters. We were given a significant victory last July, a major chance to improve our country. And we have a serious obligation. Growth News Separately, official statistics revealed the British economic performance increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the manufacturing sector especially affected by the recent JLR security incident. Today's Schedule 9.30am: The National Health Service publishes its monthly statistics Morning: Wes Streeting visits Liverpool Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press Late morning: Number 10 conducts its daily lobby briefing Morning: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the Britain's first nuclear power project at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey