{"id":418722,"date":"2026-02-10T21:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/418722\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:42:14","slug":"alex-armstrong-dumbfounded-as-he-makes-surprise-dianne-abbott-confession-amid-labour-chaos-shes-spot-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/418722\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Armstrong dumbfounded as he makes surprise Dianne Abbott confession amid Labour chaos: ‘She’s spot on!’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Armstrong has expressed surprise after backing former Labour MP Diane Abbott\u2019s recent criticism of the Labour leadership.<\/p>\n

Ms Abbott, the longest-serving female MP in the House of Commons, is currently suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation. <\/p>\n

Her suspension came after she defended earlier remarks on racism, which had previously sparked a major controversy and a year-long suspension from the party.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Ms Abbott described the wave of endorsements for Sir Keir and other staged displays of loyalty in Parliament as \u201cstaged\u201d and warned that the May elections are likely to produce \u201ccatastrophic\u201d results for Labour.<\/p>\n

\"Dianne<\/p>\n

Ms Abbott was interviewed by Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy<\/p>\n

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Channel 4<\/p>\n

The comments come amid the fallout from Sir Keir’s controversial appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the United States in 2024.<\/p>\n

Mr Mandelson, now under police investigation for alleged misconduct in public office, maintained close ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, raising questions over the Prime Minister’s vetting process.<\/p>\n

Former Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and other senior Labour figures allegedly warned Sir Keir against the appointment, but the Prime Minister proceeded regardless.<\/p>\n

The scandal has already claimed several high-profile resignations, including Sir Keir’s Chief of Staff, Morgan McSweeney, and sparked calls from some Labour MPs and opposition figures for the Prime Minister to step down. <\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/p>\n

Alex has admitted surprise with his latest take<\/p>\n

| GB NEWS<\/p>\n

Despite this, Sir Keir insists he will \u201cfight for his job\u201d and retain Cabinet support.<\/p>\n

During the interview, Ms Abbott did not hold back. \u201cI think the round of applause in the committee just now was staged, just as all those endorsements of the Prime Minister, which appeared within five minutes of each other, were staged,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t see him lasting beyond May\u2019s elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on to explain the leadership\u2019s reasoning: \u201cBecause they’re going to be catastrophic elections. And I think the idea is let him stay in there and take responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

When pressed on why the party wouldn\u2019t act sooner, she added: \u201cWell, it’s not down to me\u2026 We’re going to have catastrophic results anyway. That\u2019s why Anasawa stepped up, because he doesn’t want to see the Scottish Labour Party go down. <\/p>\n

“He may be moved before then, but I think he\u2019ll last until May.”<\/p>\n

Mr Abbott continued to reference the ongoing fallout from the Mandelson-Epstein scandal. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe man and woman on the Stoke Newington High Street are really disgusted that Starmer signed off on somebody to be our ambassador in Washington, someone whose best friend rapes 14-year-olds,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"LordLord Mandelson quit the Labour Party on Sunday | GETTY<\/p>\n

The suspended Labour MP also questioned the government\u2019s ability to function effectively.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cI wouldn’t call it a zombie government, but we’re not going to get much done between now and May.<\/p>\n

\u201cStarmer thinks he can pull it all together, but I don\u2019t think he can. What we need to do\u2026 is draw a line under that type of thinking. And Keir Starmer isn\u2019t the man to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex re-posted the interview on X, admitting he was surprised to find himself in agreement with the MP, writing: “Never thought I\u2019d say this but Dianne Abbott has got this spot on.”<\/p>\n

\"KeirPrime Minister Keir Starmer is currently facing the most critical threat to his position since taking office | X\/KEIR STARMER<\/p>\n

Fans of The People’s Channel presenter were quick to share their thoughts.<\/p>\n

One viewer penned: “She\u2019s been more intelligent since she left Labour.” <\/p>\n

Another added: “She\u2019s spoke out previously about Starmer hasn\u2019t she. She doesn\u2019t approve of him for sure.”<\/p>\n

A third compared Ms Abbott to “the human equivalent of the broken clock that still tells the correct time twice a day”.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another joked: “We all need to get behind her to make her PM. Imagine how funny that would be.”<\/p>\n

Many viewers seemed just as surprised as Alex to find themselves agreeing with the former Labour MP. One social media user commented: “I never usually agree with her, but this time she is 100% spot on!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex Armstrong has expressed surprise after backing former Labour MP Diane Abbott\u2019s recent criticism of the Labour leadership.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[100350,6491,830,1633,96,420,2053,229,759,56,44208,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-418722","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-alex-armstrong","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-celebrity","11":"tag-channel-4","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-keir-starmer","14":"tag-labour-party","15":"tag-politics","16":"tag-presenters","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-uk-politics","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}