Diane Abbott slams applause for Keir Starmer as PM vows to remain on | News | EUROtoday
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MP Diane Abbott has slammed a spherical of applause for Keir Starmer following his vow to remain on as prime minister as “staged.”
Starmer was met with a protracted spherical of applause after addressing the parliamentary Labour Party on Monday night, amid mounting strain to resign amid a scandal involving Lord Peter Mandelson and the newest launch of the Epstein recordsdata.
“I think the round of applause in the committee room just now was staged,” Abbot, who was suspended by the Labour Party final yr, informed Channel 4 News.
“I can’t see him lasting beyond May’s election,” she added.
Angela Rayner, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, and Wes Streeting are among the many Labour cupboard ministers who’ve thrown their assist behind Sir Keir.
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/keir-starmer-epstein-diane-abbot-b2917087.html