🔗 Share this article Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Focus Forward Following Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings Senior Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to leave behind party conflicts after leader Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative leaked comments linked to Downing Street. Major Events Ed Miliband states Starmer will fire the Downing Street source responsible for briefing against Streeting if identified The Energy Secretary rejects any party leader plans, saying his past experience as Labour leader was the "most effective vaccine" against desiring the position again UK economic growth increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach Situation The political turmoil erupted after reports emerged about hostile background comments from Starmer's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Although early efforts to minimize the matter, the conversation between the PM and Streeting according to sources followed a different turn. Starmer said sorry to Streeting, reporters have been informed. The discussion was concise, and they did not address the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to dismiss. The Energy Secretary's Reaction In his early morning media interviews, Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on national matters rather than internal conflicts. Clearly, I think the media briefing has been bad, certainly. But my message to the Labour party now is straightforward, which is we need to prioritize the country, not each other. We were given a historic mandate last summer, a historic opportunity to improve our country. And we have a major responsibility. Growth Update Separately, official data indicated the UK economy increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the manufacturing industry especially hit by the recently reported JLR security incident. Today's Schedule Morning: The National Health Service releases its latest performance figures Today: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool Morning: The Chancellor makes comments to the media 11.30am: Number 10 holds its daily lobby briefing Morning: The Prime Minister announces government plans for the UK's first small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey