Before Keir Starmer managed to escape Westminster for the relative safety of a European summit discussing war, the Prime Minister had to hold a cabinet meeting. The PM told colleagues they needed to hold their nerve, arguing that: ‘I do not underestimate the scale of the task. But I have no doubt about this team. Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither.’ The readout from Downing Street also said that ministers discussed ‘successful recoveries of centre-left parties in Norway, Australia and Canada through focusing on delivery and cost of living issues’.

Once again, Starmer was giving instructions to his ministers that he seems unable to follow himself

All of this sounds very well and good, but once again Starmer was giving........

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