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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.
Jul 5, 2024 · Diane Abbott triumphs in Hackney North amid Labour landslide election win. The long-serving popular MP overcame party row that threatened to bar her from standing to win re-election in her...
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.
May 28, 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...
3 days ago · Addressing the Commons, new Mother of the House Diane Abbott notes how the number of female MPs has ballooned since she first took a seat in the House.
Jul 5, 2024 · Diane Abbott has retained her seat as the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. The Labour MP won 23,355 votes as she beat Conservative David Landau and Green candidate 9,275. Diane remains one of the longest serving MPs in the House of Commons after she was first elected in 1987. This is her ...
Apr 24, 2023 · Comments made by former shadow minister Diane Abbott in a letter were antisemitic, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. Ms Abbott was suspended as a Labour MP after suggesting Jewish, Irish...
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. Ex-deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman told...
6 days ago · 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.
Apr 23, 2023 · The Labour party has suspended Diane Abbott, a key ally of former leader Jeremy Corbyn, after she suggested Jewish people had never been “subject to racism” in a letter to a UK newspaper.
