Sir Keir Starmer is getting back to work and will chair Tuesday’s cabinet meeting after surviving his toughest day of leadership so far.
The prime minister’s cabinet rallied around him on Monday as he declared he is “not prepared to walk away”.
Despite another key figure in Downing Street poised to exit, Sir Keir was emboldened by the support of his cabinet and Angela Rayner after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s calls for his resignation.
Calls for his resignation came after a dramatic 24 hours, in which Sir Keir lost his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney and chief communications director Tim Allan.
The key aides are now due to be joined by Downing Street’s most senior civil servant, Chris Wormald, in the coming days.
Despite lending his support to the prime minister on Monday, Wes Streeting has been accused of orchestrating a coup against Sir Keir after claims emerged he talked to Mr Sarwar two days earlier.
As ministers were ordered to declare their support for Sir Keir, Mr Streeting chose to reveal text messages exchanged with Lord Peter Mandelson in an attempt at damage control late on Monday.
