Since Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of the Labour party, his main cheerleader Diane Abbott has never been far from his side. In fact, Abbott has even taken it upon herself to often fight Corbyn’s corner. This has involved warning unruly MPs about the size of his mandate, as well as having a heated argument with Jess Phillips during a meeting of the PLP, after the newly-elected Labour MP hit out at the lack of women in Corbyn’s Shadow Cabinet.
Since then, it’s been claimed that Abbott — who has earned herself the nickname Madame Mao as a result of her behaviour — has also played up during meetings of the Shadow Cabinet. During a heated meeting on Syria, Abbott clashed with Lucy Powell — the shadow education secretary — and reportedly took to mimicking Powell’s accent during the argument.
Today Powell appeared on Daily Politics where Andrew Neil asked Powell about her relationship with Abbott.
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