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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.
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.
2 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.
May 29, 2024 · Diane Abbott has been readmitted as a Labour MP, the BBC understands, but it is unclear whether she will stand for the party at the general election. The former shadow home secretary was...
May 29, 2024 · Diane Abbott made history when she was elected as Britain's first black female MP for Labour in 1987. But after decades of speaking out on racism, her political career was threatened due to widely ...
May 31, 2024 · Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Diane Abbott is "free to go forward as a Labour candidate", ending days of speculation about the veteran left-winger's future. Ms Abbott, the first female...
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.
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.
May 28, 2024 · The Labour investigation into Diane Abbott over comments she made on racism was completed in December 2023, BBC Newsnight can reveal. Ms Abbott, the long-standing MP for Hackney North and Stoke...
May 29, 2024 · Diane Abbott is to reportedly be banned from standing as a Labour candidate at the general election - as it emerged a party investigation into her finished five months ago.
