Keir Starmer cannot pretend this is a passing storm

To have any hope of remaining in Number 10, the prime minister must reset his relationship with his own MPs

Sir Keir Starmer with cabinet in Parliament Pic: UK Parliament/Flickr

After a week in which his premiership appeared to be about to implode, allies closed ranks, and the immediate threat passed. But this was a political near-death experience. The wound is fatal.

At the heart of the crisis lies the decision that triggered it: Starmer’s appointment of Peter…