đź”— Share this article Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Look Ahead Following Keir Starmer Offers Apology to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Media Leaks High-ranking Labour official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded the party to leave behind internal tensions after leader Keir Starmer personally said sorry to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over damaging leaked comments linked to Number 10. Key Updates Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street source responsible for attacking Wes Streeting if discovered Miliband rules out any party leader aspirations, stating his past time as leader was the "best protection" against wanting the position again British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack Background The internal controversy began after media stories surfaced about critical briefings from Starmer's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite initial efforts to dismiss the situation, the talk between the PM and the health minister apparently took a more serious direction. The Prime Minister apologised to Wes Streeting, journalists have been advised. The conversation was concise, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under increasing scrutiny to remove. The Energy Secretary's Response In his early morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband emphasized the need for the party to focus on country-wide issues rather than internal disputes. Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been damaging, no question. But my message to the Labour party today is clear, which is we need to focus on the public, not each other. We were given a significant election win last summer, a major opportunity to change our nation. And we have a major obligation. Growth News Meanwhile, official data revealed the UK economic performance increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the manufacturing industry particularly impacted by the recently reported JLR security incident. Today's Schedule Morning: The National Health Service publishes its monthly statistics Morning: The Health Secretary is visiting the Liverpool area Morning: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the press Late morning: Number 10 holds its daily lobby briefing Morning: Keir Starmer promotes plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor project at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey