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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Diane-AbbottDiane Abbott | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   May 1, 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. Learn more about Abbott’s life and career.

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   2 days ago · Abbott chairs the All-Party Parliamentary British-Caribbean Group and the All-Party Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Group. She is the founder of the London Schools and the Black Child initiative, which aims to raise educational achievement levels amongst black children.

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   • Other political affiliations: Socialist Campaign Group

   • Education: Harrow County School for Girls
   • Political party: Labour Party (whip suspended)

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   • 'Hopefully!' Diane Abbott celebrates end of the United Kingdom being in 'touching distance' Diane Abbott (born September 27, 1953, London, England) 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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   What did Keir Starmer say about Diane Abbott?

   • The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said: “Those comments about Diane Abbott are just abhorrent.” He went on to remind the media and voters of her importance: “ Diane has been a trailblazer. She has paved the way for others.”

   ‘I’ll stay an MP for as long as I can’: Diane Abbott’s tumultuous

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   Why did Diane Abbott step down?

   • "Diane Abbott to step down 'for the period of her ill health', Corbyn says". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017. ^ abcdAsthana, Anushka; Stewart, Heather (13 June 2017). "Diane Abbott reveals illness and hits out at 'vicious' Tory campaign". The Guardian.

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   Does David Miliband keep Diane Abbott in Labour leadership race?

   • "David Miliband keeps Diane Abbott in Labour leadership race". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016. ^ Kite, Melissa (26 September 2010). "Labour: Voting system conjures up a gripping finish". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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4. www.theguardian.com › politics › 2024‘I’ll stay an MP for as long as I can’: Diane Abbott’s ...

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   Apr 25, 2024 · The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said: “Those comments about Diane Abbott are just abhorrent.” He went on to remind the media and voters of her importance: “ Diane has been a trailblazer ...

5. africancollective.org › news › trailblazingTrailblazing Resilience: Diane Abbott's Pioneering Journey as ...

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   May 1, 2024 · Diane Abbott's tumultuous political journey as Britain's first black female Member of Parliament (MP) has faced ongoing challenges and hostility, highlighted.

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   May 1, 2024 · The New Labour legacy. When David and Ed Miliband contested the 2010 Labour leadership election, along with Diane Abbott, Ed Balls and Andy Burnham, they did so in the shadow of New Labour.

8. labouroutlook.org › 2024/04/23 › one-year-on-theOne year on, the campaign to restore the whip to Diane Abbott ...

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Following the UCU and NEU trade unions nationally expressing solidarity with Diane Abbott, a new model motion for labour movement – including trade union and Labour Party – can be found here. You can add your name to the petition can be viewed at here.

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10. tribunemag.co.uk › 2024 › 05Labour’s Gang of Five

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    3 days ago · The Searchers, the fourth book by Guardian journalist Andy Beckett and first for nearly a decade, is a group biography of how ‘five heretics’ — that is Tony Benn, and then Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone and John McDonnell — came out of the politics of the 1970s to upend the politics of the 2010s. All four surviving ...