🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Encourages the Labour Party to Focus Forward After Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Hostile Briefings High-ranking Labour Party official Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside party conflicts after Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting MP over hostile media stories originating from Number 10. Key Events Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will fire the No 10 source responsible for targeting Streeting if discovered The Energy Secretary rejects future party leader plans, saying his previous experience as Labour leader was the "best inoculation" against wanting the role again British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover hack Situation The political controversy began after media stories circulated about negative briefings from Starmer's team targeting Streeting. Despite initial attempts to minimize the incident, the talk between Starmer and the health minister reportedly took a more serious direction. Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, journalists have been informed. The conversation was concise, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under pressure to sack. Miliband's Reaction In his morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the party to concentrate on national issues rather than internal conflicts. Look, I think the briefing has been bad, no question. But my advice to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not our internal matters. We were given a significant election win last summer, a historic chance to improve our country. And we have a serious responsibility. Growth News Meanwhile, official statistics showed the UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the industrial sector particularly affected by the recently reported JLR hack. The Day's Schedule Morning: The National Health Service publishes its latest performance figures Today: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool Morning: The Chancellor speaks to the media Late morning: Downing Street holds its daily media briefing Morning: The Prime Minister highlights government plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor plant at Wylfa site on Anglesey