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First black woman MP. Diane Abbott, Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, 1987–present; First black cabinet member. Paul Boateng, Labour Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 2002–05; First black female Cabinet member. Valerie Amos, Labour Secretary of State for International Development, May–October 2003; First elected black female ...
13 hours ago · LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) - Britain's first Black woman lawmaker, Diane Abbott, said on Wednesday she had been barred from running as a Labour candidate in the July 4 general election after she was ...
She is both the first black woman elected to parliament and the longest-serving black MP. Born in Paddington to a British-Jamaican family, Abbott attended Harrow County School for Girls before reading History at Newnham College, Cambridge.
Oct 1, 2021 · Baroness Amos became the first Black Leader of the House of Lords in 2003. She was also the first Black woman in the Cabinet when, as a member of the Lords, she was appointed Secretary of State for International Development earlier the same year.
20 hours ago · LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's first Black woman lawmaker, Diane Abbott, said on Wednesday she was dismayed the opposition Labour Party looked set to bar her as an election candidate over comments she made over a year ago about Jews and racism. Abbott, 70, is Britain's longest serving Black member of parliament. First elected in 1987, she is a leading figure on Labour's left wing and has ...
Oct 8, 2019 · Diane Abbott was the first black woman elected to the British Parliament. She won her London seat for the Labour Party in 1987.
Mar 8, 2024 · 8 March 2024. BBC. Labour's Brenda Dacres secured more than half of the vote. History has been made in Lewisham, with the first black woman winning a directly-elected mayoral role. Brenda...
