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Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 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.
23 de abr. de 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.
Hace 22 horas · Diane Abbott has confirmed she will run as the Labour candidate in her London constituency, drawing a line under a days-long row over the fate of one of the most prominent left-wingers in British ...
23 de abr. de 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.
Hace 4 días · Reuters. By Iain Watson & Paul Seddon. BBC News. 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...
24 de abr. de 2023 · Former shadow minister Diane Abbott apologised for suggesting Jewish, Irish and Traveller people were not subject to racism \"all their lives\". Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said her comments were antisemitic and the party acted swiftly to suspend her.
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.
