Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbot had an affair?

The essence of gossip!

It's true, according to The Times and other newspapers!

A match made in heaven.

Blimey. I used to watch DA on the late politics prog on Thursday evening, after Question Time, and wonder why she was happy to appear alongside Michael Portillo as he made her appear such a light weight (absolutely no pun intended!)

FHS, who on earth cares about that now?!! I think there are more important things to tut about!

nigglynellie - I'm not tutting! Far from it - I think he's quite fanciable, good for Diane Abbott, I say. It's just a bit of gossip to enliven a dull afternoon. I'll be back to studying Mandarin Chinese in a minute.

It's part of another story about how apparently JC didn't defend DA against the rantings of another Labour MP in a row about sexism.

Still tittle-tattle, I know, but as you say NotTooOld...

What a sin, a single woman and a man married but separated

No one's suggesting it is or was 'a sin'.

It is an interesing fact, though.

Now if somebody had said it (JC) was with Michael Portillo, that really might set tongues wagging

I thought it was because he didn't defend the other female MP against DA's intervention. It was about the appointment of female MPS to his Shadow Cabinet I think and DA thought the other woman was being a bit 'precious'.

I quite fancy Michael Portillo as well. This dull afternoon is causing me some strange fantasies................BUT NO - I do not fancy Diane Abbot!

Why is it interesting?! An affair forty years ago can't possibly be of any interest to anyone apart from the people concerned. I'm no fan of JC, or DA but I think it's pretty tacky to drag something like this up donkeys years later in order to try and smear and gossip about either of them.

Just muck raking on the part of the media. A bit of gossip from the 1970s. They're really struggling now. How long before we're told he got twagged off school one day? Perhaps even further back and we'll learn that he had tantrums as a toddler.

This will be the least of it. Hey ho

Well, it's front page on the wail. Was it an affair? not what I consider an affair

It is a bit surprising though, and she will be uncomfortable now about being chosen for the shadow cabinet.

Well blow me surely not the DM I am surprised.

Not a good choice of words whitewave!

No, it wasn't a sin annie ! but I did read somewhere that he and his wife separated, they were hoping they could give their marriage another go but hearing about the affair with Diane made her decide no no.

Who cares? Unless it interferes with what is happening in the party today.

I always think that she and Portillo are very flirty on that sofa after Newsnight. Stop it, you two, I'm trying to concentrate on what is being said!

ooh er!!!!!