🔗 Share this article Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Move On After Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Negative Backgrounding Senior Labour figure Ed Miliband has demanded the party to move beyond party conflicts after Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP over negative briefings linked to Downing Street. Important Events Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will dismiss the Downing Street staffer responsible for targeting Streeting if found Miliband dismisses future party leader aspirations, stating his previous time as Labour leader was the "most effective vaccine" against seeking the role again British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach Situation The internal turmoil erupted after allegations surfaced about negative background comments from Starmer's team targeting Streeting. Despite early efforts to minimize the situation, the talk between Starmer and the health minister reportedly took a more serious turn. Starmer apologised to Streeting, reporters have been told. The exchange was concise, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to dismiss. The Energy Secretary's Statement In his morning media appearances, Miliband stressed the need for the party to direct attention on country-wide matters rather than party conflicts. Look, I think the briefing has been bad, no question. But my advice to the Labour party now is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not ourselves. We were given a significant mandate last summer, a major chance to transform our country. And we have a major obligation. Economic Update Separately, government figures indicated the British economic performance increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the industrial sector particularly impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident. Today's Schedule Morning: The National Health Service issues its monthly data Morning: Wes Streeting visits Liverpool Today: The Chancellor makes comments to the media 11.30am: Downing Street holds its daily lobby briefing Morning: Keir Starmer highlights government plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power plant at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey