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Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since first 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 .
Jul 5, 2024 · Diane Abbott, who survived moves by the Labour leadership to end her Commons career, has gained the title “Mother of the House”. The honour is awarded to the longest-serving female MP. Ms...
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.
Jul 9, 2024 · Diane Abbott delivered a speech as ‘Mother of the House’ after being re-elected a London MP despite Labour attempts to bar her from standing for the party at the election.
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 ...
Jul 10, 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.
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.
In 1987 Diane Abbott made history by becoming the first black woman ever elected to the British Parliament. She has since built a distinguished career as a parliamentarian, broadcaster and commentator.
The Rt Hon Ms Diane Abbott is the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and has been an MP continually since 11 June 1987.
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...
