🔗 Share this article Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Focus Forward After Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Negative Briefings Senior Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind internal disputes after PM Keir Starmer personally expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over hostile briefings originating from the Prime Minister's office. Major Events Ed Miliband declares the Prime Minister will sack the No 10 official behind for targeting Streeting if discovered The Energy Secretary rules out any party leader plans, declaring his past time as leader was the "best protection" against seeking the position again British economic growth grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, hit by the JLR security breach Context The political controversy started after media stories emerged about negative briefings from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Despite initial efforts to minimize the situation, the talk between the PM and Streeting apparently took a different turn. The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, the media have been informed. The discussion was short, and they did not talk about the chief of staff, whom the PM is now under pressure to sack. The Energy Secretary's Response In his early morning broadcast interviews, Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than internal divisions. Clearly, I think the briefing has been damaging, without doubt. But my message to the party now is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not our internal matters. We were given a major victory last July, a major opportunity to transform our country. And we have a major responsibility. Growth News Separately, official figures revealed the UK economic performance grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production sector particularly affected by the recently reported JLR security incident. Today's Agenda Morning: NHS England issues its latest performance figures Today: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its daily lobby briefing Morning: The Prime Minister promotes plans for the UK's first nuclear power project at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey