🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Move On After Starmer Says Sorry to Streeting for Negative Backgrounding High-ranking Labour figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond internal conflicts after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer personally apologised to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging media stories coming from Number 10. Important Events Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the Downing Street official responsible for briefing against Streeting if discovered Miliband dismisses any leadership aspirations, stating his past time as Labour leader was the "best protection" against seeking the position again British economic growth increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach Situation The political turmoil began after allegations surfaced about negative background comments from Starmer's allies targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to downplay the incident, the talk between Starmer and Streeting according to sources followed a more serious turn. The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, the media have been informed. The exchange was concise, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to dismiss. The Energy Secretary's Reaction In his morning media interviews, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the party to focus on country-wide issues rather than party conflicts. Clearly, I think the media briefing has been unhelpful, no question. But my advice to the Labour party now is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the nation, not our internal matters. We were given a major election win last summer, a major chance to improve our nation. And we have a serious duty. Growth News In other news, government statistics showed the UK economy increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the manufacturing industry particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover hack. Today's Agenda 9.30am: NHS England releases its monthly performance figures Today: The Health Secretary visits Liverpool Morning: The Chancellor speaks to the media Late morning: Number 10 holds its regular media briefing Today: The Prime Minister promotes plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey