🔗 Share this article Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Focus Forward Following Keir Starmer Apologises to Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks High-ranking Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to leave behind internal conflicts after leader Sir Keir Starmer directly said sorry to health minister Wes Streeting over negative leaked comments coming from Downing Street. Important Developments Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street staffer behind for targeting Wes Streeting if found Miliband rejects future leadership aspirations, saying his past experience as Labour leader was the "strongest vaccine" against wanting the position again UK economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the JLR cyber-attack Background The political turmoil erupted after reports emerged about critical background comments from Starmer's supporters targeting Streeting. Although initial efforts to minimize the matter, the discussion between Starmer and Streeting apparently took a different direction. The Prime Minister said sorry to Wes Streeting, reporters have been advised. The exchange was concise, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under growing pressure to sack. The Energy Secretary's Response In his morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on national matters rather than party divisions. Look, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, certainly. But my message to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the nation, not ourselves. We were given a historic election win last July, a major opportunity to improve our country. And we have a historic responsibility. Growth Update Meanwhile, official figures showed the UK economic performance grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production sector particularly impacted by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover security incident. The Day's Agenda 9.30am: The National Health Service publishes its latest performance figures Today: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media 11.30am: Number 10 conducts its regular lobby briefing Today: The Prime Minister highlights government plans for the UK's first small modular reactor facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey