🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Urges the Labour Party to Look Ahead After Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Aggressive Briefings Senior Labour figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside party tensions after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over hostile leaked comments originating from the Prime Minister's office. Major Events Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street official responsible for briefing against Streeting if discovered Miliband dismisses future leadership plans, stating his past experience as Labour leader was the "strongest protection" against desiring the role again UK economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, impacted by the JLR hack Context The political controversy began after allegations circulated about negative briefings from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite early attempts to downplay the matter, the discussion between Starmer and the health minister according to sources followed a different direction. Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, the media have been informed. The exchange was concise, and they did not address Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under pressure to dismiss. Miliband's Response In his morning media interviews, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to focus on national priorities rather than internal conflicts. Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, no question. But my advice to the party today is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not our internal matters. We were given a major election win last summer, a historic chance to transform our nation. And we have a major obligation. Economic Update In other news, official data indicated the UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial industry particularly impacted by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack. The Day's Schedule Morning: The National Health Service releases its monthly performance figures Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool Morning: Rachel Reeves speaks to the media 11.30am: Downing Street holds its regular lobby briefing Today: Keir Starmer highlights plans for the UK's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa on Anglesey