🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Move On After Starmer Offers Apology to Streeting for Hostile Briefings High-ranking Labour Party official Ed Miliband has urged the party to put aside internal disputes after PM Sir Keir Starmer directly apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over negative briefings originating from Number 10. Important Events Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street official responsible for briefing against Wes Streeting if found The Energy Secretary dismisses any party leader ambitions, saying his past experience as leader was the "best inoculation" against seeking the position again British economy increased by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack Background The political controversy erupted after reports emerged about hostile background comments from Starmer's allies targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to downplay the situation, the conversation between Starmer and the health minister according to sources followed a different direction. Starmer apologised to Streeting, the media have been told. The discussion was short, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to sack. The Energy Secretary's Reaction In his early morning media appearances, Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide matters rather than internal disputes. Look, I think the briefing has been bad, certainly. But my advice to the party now is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the public, not ourselves. We were given a significant victory last summer, a important opportunity to change our nation. And we have a major duty. Economic News In other news, official figures indicated the British economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the manufacturing industry particularly impacted by the recently reported JLR hack. The Day's Agenda Morning: NHS England releases its latest performance figures Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting Liverpool Morning: The Chancellor speaks to the journalists Late morning: Downing Street conducts its daily media briefing Today: The Prime Minister highlights government plans for the UK's pioneering nuclear power facility at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey