Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott
Diane Julie Abbottis a British Labour Party politician and current Shadow Health Secretary. She was first elected as the Member of Parliamentfor Hackney North and Stoke Newington at the 1987 general election, when she became the first black woman to have a seat in the House of Commons...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 September 1953
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I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child.
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When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.
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I believe every abortion is a tragedy.
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I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.
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Abortion is an issue of conscience for the Labour party.
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My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain.
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My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.
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I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person.
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So long as the UK continues to maintain its own identity, it is my belief that the US and the UK should maintain close relations.
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There is no reason why the US and the UK cannot have close relations.
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It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely because I am not associated with the past.
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I want a Labour Party that is more democratic, more open and listens to its members.
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Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.
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Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.