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
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…
