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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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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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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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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The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would still have no difficulty in getting it through the Commons.
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In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.
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I knew what could happen to my son if he was sent to the wrong school and got in with the wrong crowd.
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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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Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food.
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My family were from Jamaica.
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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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It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own.
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Tackling childhood obesity is key.
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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.