🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Focus Forward Following Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Hostile Briefings High-ranking Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond party tensions after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly apologised to health minister Wes Streeting over negative briefings linked to Downing Street. Key Developments Ed Miliband declares Starmer will sack the Downing Street source responsible for attacking Wes Streeting if identified Miliband dismisses any party leader ambitions, declaring his past time as Labour leader was the "best protection" against wanting the role again UK economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach Context The political unrest started after media stories emerged about negative background comments from Starmer's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite initial attempts to minimize the matter, the discussion between the PM and the health minister according to sources took a more serious turn. Starmer said sorry to Streeting, reporters have been told. The discussion was concise, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under pressure to sack. The Energy Secretary's Statement In his early morning media interviews, Miliband emphasized the need for the party to focus on national priorities rather than party conflicts. Clearly, I think the media briefing has been damaging, no question. But my advice to the party today is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the nation, not ourselves. We were given a significant mandate last summer, a historic chance to transform our country. And we have a serious responsibility. Economic News In other news, government statistics showed the UK economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the manufacturing industry especially hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover hack. Today's Agenda Morning: The National Health Service publishes its monthly performance figures Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area Today: The Chancellor makes comments to the press Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily lobby briefing Today: The Prime Minister announces government plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor facility at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey