🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Focus Forward Following Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks High-ranking Labour figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond internal disputes after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments originating from Number 10. Important Events Ed Miliband states Starmer will dismiss the No 10 source responsible for attacking Wes Streeting if discovered Miliband rules out any party leader aspirations, declaring his past time as leader was the "most effective protection" against desiring the position again UK economic growth expanded by just 0.1% in the July-September period, impacted by the JLR cyber-attack Context The political controversy began after allegations emerged about critical background comments from the Prime Minister's allies targeting Streeting. Despite initial attempts to dismiss the matter, the talk between the PM and Streeting according to sources took a different turn. Starmer said sorry to Streeting, the media have been informed. The discussion was short, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under growing pressure to dismiss. The Energy Secretary's Statement In his early morning media appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than internal conflicts. Clearly, I think the briefing has been bad, certainly. But my call to the party now is clear, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not our internal matters. We were given a major victory last summer, a important opportunity to transform our country. And we have a historic duty. Growth Update Separately, official data revealed the British economic performance increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial sector especially impacted by the recent JLR security incident. The Day's Schedule 9.30am: NHS England issues its latest statistics Morning: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily media briefing Today: The Prime Minister announces government plans for the Britain's first small modular reactor plant at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey