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No-one has ever described Diane Abbott as a riddle or a mystery, let alone an enigma. If ever an MP were frustratingly – or, if you prefer, reassuringly – predictable, it’s her. Abbott’s ...
Labour MP Diane Abbott told ITV News that "the people around Keir Starmer were determined to get rid of me, in the same way they got rid of Jeremy Corbyn". | ITV National News ...
TRAILBLAZER: Diane Abbott ... Black woman elected to the House of Commons in 1987, she paved the way for countless others, while becoming a crucial figure in the fight for social justice, ...
Diane Abbott has said Peter Mandelson declined to give her media training when she was a Labour Party candidate, claiming he and others at the top of the party “tried to ensure black people ...
Diane Abbott was elected as Britain's first black female MP in 1987. ... A high-profile figure on the left of the party, Ms Abbott has spent most of her 36-year career making waves on the backbenches.
I have never forgotten the day Diane Abbott, the UK’s first black female MP, walked into Parliament in a zany, satiny jacket and skirt, her face lit by a dazzling smile. It was June 1987, and ...
Diane Abbott says Keir Starmer treated her as ‘a non-person’ during race row. The veteran Labour MP says she felt at risk after Frank Hester’s comments and expected more support from the ...
No-one has ever described Diane Abbott as a riddle or a mystery, let alone an enigma. If ever an MP were frustratingly – or, if you prefer, reassuringly – predictable, it’s her. Abbott’s views on ...
No-one has ever described Diane Abbott as a riddle or a mystery, let alone an enigma. If ever an MP were frustratingly – or, if you prefer, reassuringly – predictable, it’s her. Abbott’s ...