‘Weird’ crunch talks, frantic WhatsApps & unlikely MP who lit the fuse – inside the 96 hours that nearly brought down PM

ON Monday morning Sir Keir Starmer arrived at the Coin Street neighborhood centre in Waterloo more than an hour early. It was unusual behaviour for a Prime Minister who typically sweeps into any given venue mere minutes before bouncing up on stage. But this was no ordinary day, given the speech he was about to...