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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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.
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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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Many young people carrying real or imitation firearms do so in a mistaken attempt to either boost their image, or from a misguided idea about self-protection. In addition, most London shootings involve members of the black community and are often related to deprivation, gang rivalry or the illegal drug trade.
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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.