"Starmer was met with a prolonged round of applause after addressing the parliamentary Labour Party on Monday evening, amid mounting pressure to resign amid a scandal involving Lord Peter Mandelson and the latest release of the Epstein files. "I think the round of applause in the committee room just now was staged," Abbot, who was suspended by the Labour Party last year, told Channel 4 News. I can't see him lasting beyond May's election, she added."
"MP Diane Abbott has slammed a round of applause for Keir Starmer following his vow to stay on as prime minister as staged. Starmer was met with a prolonged round of applause after addressing the parliamentary Labour Party on Monday evening, amid mounting pressure to resign amid a scandal involving Lord Peter Mandelson and the latest release of the Epstein files."
Keir Starmer received a prolonged round of applause after addressing the parliamentary Labour Party while facing pressure to resign over a scandal involving Lord Peter Mandelson and newly released Epstein files. MP Diane Abbott said the round of applause was staged and said she cannot see him lasting beyond May's election. Abbott was suspended by the Labour Party last year. Starmer vowed to stay on as prime minister. Cabinet ministers Angela Rayner, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting have publicly thrown their support behind Sir Keir.
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