"There is no doubting the "peril" he was in, nor that Labour MPs "looked over the precipice" and considered ditching the prime minister. After all, those are the words of Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, on BBC Breakfast this morning. The question of whether Labour MPs wanted to stick with Sir Keir was answered. But there are plenty of other unanswered questions."
"They gathered in the cabinet room, temporarily and dramatically dubbed the 'war room', to hit the phones - instructing ministers to declare their support for the PM and providing them with suggested forms of words to use. When Sarwar and Sir Keir had a brief and acrimonious call at about 1330 on Monday, Sir Keir is said to have responded with a volley of questions."
Sir Keir Starmer faced a severe leadership crisis on Monday, with Labour MPs appearing to consider ditching him and Anas Sarwar poised to call for his resignation. Many in Westminster expected the prime minister to fall before the day ended. An intense rearguard action from Starmer's inner team assembled a temporary 'war room' in the cabinet room to co-ordinate a recovery. Ministers were instructed to declare support for the PM and given suggested wording for public statements. Sarwar and Starmer had an acrimonious call in which Starmer pressed who would replace him and how prospects would improve. The coordinated response triggered a cascade of similar support across the cabinet and wider party, stabilising his leadership.
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