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18 hours ago · Labour MP Diane Abbott has accused the Conservatives of "paying lip service to fighting racism" after it accepted another £5m donation from controversial businessman Frank Hester. The chief ...
Diane Abbott is a British Labour Party politician and the longest-serving black MP. She has served as Shadow Home Secretary and is an advisor to the Privy Council.
Jul 9, 2024 · The Labour veteran won her seat in Hackney North and Stoke Newington despite being barred from standing for the party over an anti-Semitic letter. She became the longest serving female MP and the Mother of the House, a prestigious role in the Commons.
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5 days ago · Diane Abbott (born September 27, 1953, London, England) is a British politician who was the first woman of African descent elected (1987) to the House of Commons. Abbott’s parents, originally from Jamaica, immigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s.
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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...
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May 28, 2024 · The veteran MP was given a formal warning and required to complete an antisemitism awareness course after suggesting some groups were not subject to racism. She is still waiting for the party to decide whether she can stand as a candidate in the general election.
