If not now when and if not me who!

After 20 years plus of refusing many offers to join the front bench, rocking the boat by giving her only son a private education, and standing against her own government on the Iraq war, not to mention openly ridiculing a fellow comrade [Keith Vaz and the slurping incident] in chambers.

Diana Abbott is truly the marmite of politics – many loves adore and admire her and many don’t. But what ever is said about the lady she is will make a formidable contender for the labour leadership. With her open, honest no nonsense approach to things she is definitely one to watch!