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Sunday, followed by director of communications Tim Allan yesterday. But the PM was thrown a lifeline with a clearly coordinated push by his top team.

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy was the first out of the blocks, saying: “We should let nothing distract us from our mission to change Britain and we support the Prime Minister in doing that.”

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: “With Keir as our Prime Minister we are turning the country around.”

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “At this crucial time for the world, we need his leadership not just at home but on the global stage.”

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said Mr Sarwar was “wrong”, while chief whip Jonathan Reynolds said: “Resorting to infighting now does not serve the country.”