🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding Senior Labour figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond internal conflicts after leader Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging briefings linked to the Prime Minister's office. Important Events Miliband confirms Starmer will dismiss the Downing Street source responsible for attacking Wes Streeting if found Miliband rejects future leadership ambitions, declaring his past time as Labour leader was the "strongest inoculation" against desiring the role again British economic growth increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, hit by the JLR security breach Background The internal controversy began after media stories circulated about critical background comments from the Prime Minister's team targeting Streeting. Although early attempts to minimize the matter, the discussion between Starmer and Streeting according to sources took a more serious turn. The Prime Minister apologised to Wes Streeting, reporters have been told. The discussion was brief, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to remove. The Energy Secretary's Response In his morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on national priorities rather than internal divisions. Look, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, certainly. But my advice to the Labour members today is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the public, not our internal matters. We were given a significant mandate last July, a important chance to change our nation. And we have a serious obligation. Economic Update In other news, official data showed the UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the manufacturing industry particularly affected by the recent JLR hack. Today's Agenda Morning: NHS England issues its monthly statistics Today: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool Today: The Chancellor speaks to the media Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily media briefing Today: Keir Starmer announces plans for the Britain's first nuclear power plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey