🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Look Ahead After Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks High-ranking Labour figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party disputes after PM Sir Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative briefings linked to Number 10. Major Developments Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 staffer responsible for targeting Streeting if discovered Miliband rejects future party leader ambitions, stating his previous time as leader was the "best inoculation" against desiring the position again British economy increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, affected by the JLR hack Context The political turmoil began after media stories emerged about negative briefings from the Prime Minister's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Despite initial attempts to dismiss the incident, the discussion between Starmer and the health minister reportedly followed a different direction. Starmer said sorry to Wes Streeting, journalists have been informed. The discussion was short, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to sack. Miliband's Reaction In his early morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the party to focus on country-wide matters rather than internal divisions. Look, I think the backgrounding has been bad, no question. But my call to the Labour party now is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the nation, not our internal matters. We were given a major mandate last July, a historic chance to improve our nation. And we have a historic responsibility. Growth News Meanwhile, official figures revealed the UK economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the production industry especially hit by the recent Jaguar Land Rover security incident. Today's Schedule 9.30am: The National Health Service issues its monthly data Morning: Wes Streeting visits Liverpool Today: The Chancellor makes comments to the media Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily lobby briefing Morning: Keir Starmer promotes government plans for the UK's first small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey