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Diane Abbott is a British Labour Party politician and the longest-serving black woman MP in the UK. She has served as Shadow Home Secretary and is an advisor to the Privy Council.
Apr 23, 2023 · The Labour MP apologised for saying many types of white people experience prejudice, not racism, but the party said her comments were deeply offensive and wrong. She will not represent Labour in the Commons pending an investigation into her remarks.
Labour MP Diane Abbott has accused Sir Keir Starmer of treating her as a "non-person" during the row over racist comments made about her by a Tory donor. Abbott said Frank Hester's...
Sep 23, 2024 · Diane Abbott is a British politician and the first woman of African descent elected to the House of Commons in 1987. She has served as a shadow secretary of state for various portfolios and published a memoir in 2022.
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May 29, 2024 · Sky News profiles the veteran Labour MP who made history as Britain's first black female MP in 1987. Learn about her career of firsts, controversies, and suspension over controversial remarks on racism.
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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.
Learn about Diane Abbott, the first black woman elected to the British Parliament in 1987. She has served as a Shadow Minister for Health, International Development and Home Affairs, and is a champion of human rights, global justice and education.
