I have just watched Diane Abbott being interviewed in Manchester about security, police numbers and troops in the streets. I have to say that I don't think she is the best mouthpiece for the Labour party.
I watched and listened quite carefully and she started out answering as though she was thinking about the next word, very stilted and comes across as someone not confident in what they are saying. I then noticed that when asked another question she started to answer and unlike most politicians who get interrupted she stopped dead and listened to the interjection, it felt very much like she was pleased she was interrupted, kind of 'phew, got through that'.
It may just be me, but I really don't rate her.
"JC, get another more confident and much more eloquent public speaker" ...QUICK.