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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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.
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My father was a manual worker.
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I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but I'm the only one who's questioned about it.
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I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't.
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White people love playing 'divide & rule'. We should not play their game.
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Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.
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I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.
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Whenever I felt like slitting my wrists I used to like listening to depressed singers from the 1970s. It was great music for a misunderstood teenager. And when I'm feeling misunderstood these days, I'll stick on a bit of Leonard Cohen.
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She has proven herself to be a likable and strong-willed woman. I am sure she will prove herself very worthy of this place in history and will serve as an inspiration for women the world over.
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In my 26 years I haven't run into a baby who was rolled over on in bed, or who suffocated next to mom. Possibly it happens, but it happens a lot more often with moms who are bottle-feeding and have babies in cribs.
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Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.