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
long identity belief
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.
reason relation
There is no reason why the US and the UK cannot have close relations.
party believe past
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.
party democratic labour
I want a Labour Party that is more democratic, more open and listens to its members.
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.
missing debate mental-health
Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.
father workers manuals
My father was a manual worker.
children school mps
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.
wanted
I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't.
games play white
White people love playing 'divide & rule'. We should not play their game.
outsiders insight insiders
Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.
christmas dog morbid
I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.
central
Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.
felt
because that was the only way they felt they could survive.