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
jobs children mps
Being an MP is a good job, the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children -- clean, indoors and no heavy lifting. What could be nicer?
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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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Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.
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You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.
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My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background.
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There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown.
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You learn from mistakes.
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I want to write a best-selling book.
believe abortion tragedy
I believe every abortion is a tragedy.
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Abortion is an issue of conscience for the Labour party.
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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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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.
gun issues causes
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.