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Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since being elected in 1987. She served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Home Secretary from 2016 to 2020 and is an advisor to the Privy Council .
Apr 23, 2023 · Diane Abbott has been suspended as a Labour MP pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism to the Observer, the party has said.
Jun 2, 2024 · Diane Abbott has confirmed she will stand as the Labour candidate in her London constituency, drawing a line under a days-long row over the fate of one of the most prominent leftwingers in...
May 29, 2024 · Diane Abbott was elected as Britain's first black female MP in 1987. But in her 37-year career, the trailblazing MP has been no stranger to controversy and has often provoked the ire of her own ...
May 29, 2024 · London mayor Sadiq Khan has joined a Labour backlash against the party’s treatment of veteran MP Diane Abbott after a day of confusion over whether she would be allowed to stand as an official...
Apr 24, 2023 · Comments made by former shadow minister Diane Abbott in a letter were antisemitic, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. Ms Abbott was suspended as a Labour MP after suggesting Jewish, Irish...
Mar 17, 2024 · One of Labour's most senior MPs has said she would be sad if Diane Abbott's career ends without her being readmitted to the parliamentary party. Ex-deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman told...
Apr 23, 2023 · The Labour party has suspended Diane Abbott, a key ally of former leader Jeremy Corbyn, after she suggested Jewish people had never been “subject to racism” in a letter to a UK newspaper.
Mar 14, 2024 · Diane Abbott has spoken out about racism in politics, a day after being denied a chance to take part in a Commons debate about a Tory donor's criticism of her. Frank Hester is reported to...
Jun 20, 2024 · Diane Abbott, British Labour politician who was the first woman of African descent elected (1987) to the House of Commons. She held various other government posts as well, including shadow home secretary (2016–20) for Jeremy Corbyn.
