Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he will fight on as prime minister, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge has not been met, as ministers began to rally around the embattled leader.
The Guardian understands Starmer did not give cabinet critics time to respond, before moving the conversation on to the Middle East, and none called directly on him to resign during Tuesday’s meeting.
Sources said the prime minister did not have any one-on-one meetings before or after cabinet, apart from with his close ally Richard Hermer, despite several ministers previously suggesting he should consider his position.
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