I wonder what TM was really doing tonight?

Helping her husband with his tax evasion business?!! Hear that trump has signed up for advice... As someone said on Facebook if she can't take part in a discussion, how on earth can she negotiate with the European union?

Having a discussions with her advisors about how to dig herself out of the hole she's dug for herself.

Maybe preparing her exit speech?

Rather than 'a discussion' *Morgana' I think you mean 'this discussion' because she took part in the tv interview with an audience and Paxman the other night, and she will be on QT from York along with Corbyn on Friday night.

I realise that wasn't the answer some wanted. but it happens to be true.

She was the only party leader missing. A serious misjudgment I would suggest.

Hopefully, it will be part of her downfall. She was a useless Home Secretary and an even worse PM.

Corbyn refused to take part in the Brexit campaign on tv, and only made appearances at momentum arranged rallies. The reason put forward by his most ardent follower here was he wouldn't appear with Cammeron. He only decided to dazzle the country on tv at lunch time today and then challenged May to join in. Bet he has been coached for days for this evening.

Cheer up Daphne, we will have Abbott as Home Secretary come Friday ?

Oh Please NO!!

I think JC has done well in his TV appearances recently. He comes across as confident and mostly well informed. TM on the other hand looks nervous and sometimes seems unprepared. I too think she made a big mistake not appearing on the BBC prog tonight. It must have cost her a few brownie points. In answer to the OP's question, she was probably doing the same as me - cooking the dinner (does she cook?) and watching Coronation Street.

Diane Abbott as Home secretary? TBH she's about the only thing that stops me voting Labour. Corbyn really needs to dump her. I know he's loyal to his mates but really DA is a step too far.

The 'girl' jobs at home?

Gosh ab you mean party leaders are coached before appearing on TV < faints>. Oh no sorry, only JC. Phew - had me pearl clutching for a moment.

But Thornberry is as thick as a plank as well NotTooOld!

JC didn't mind letting people down tonight in the West Country - obviously appearing on the telly and getting one over on TM for doing so was more important than speaking to the converted in Bristol etc.

Why would anyone not vote Labour because of Diane Abbott, even if she is very annoying? Would you not vote Tory because of Boris Johnson, who is equally annoying? Surely you vote for a party because you agree with its politics, not because its MPS are personable. Or have I got it all wrong and I should be voting for a personality - is this really a reality TV show and not the most important election in my life time?

Jalima - agreed. Wasn't she the one who advocated burying bad news on 9/11? She is a very annoying woman who seems to think she is superior to everyone else. I do have some sympathy with Diane Abbott (single mother etc) but she does herself no favours. She is an excellent example of the Peter Principle (getting promoted until one reaches a job one is incapable of doing).

Mines - point taken but could you see DA doing a good job as Home secretary?

Corbyn has improved his public appearances since Andrew Murray left the communist party to become his campaign organiser

FFS Not that's a bloody lie - check your facts or don't you know how to use google? That's a bloody bloody awful lie to post or are you going to bleat that you've got a right to your opinion - well you haven't got a right to lie

But it's not personality, it's intelligence.

I thought DA was supposed to be a clever girl when she was very young but I have serious misgivings about her abilities and think she is floundering hopelessly.

What's a lie Rigby46?

if it's about Andrew Murray having left the Communist party to work with Corbyn, then surely that has been very widely publicised?

What are we all doing up at this late hour talking politics! Don't we get enough of it during daylight hours?

Or is it a lie that Corbyn's public persona has improved since Murray took over?