Diane Abbott is a British politician who has been serving as the Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. She is a prominent figure in the Labour Party and has held various roles within the party, including serving as Shadow Minister for Higher Education and Shadow Minister for Public Health.
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“The thing about the Lords is that it’s full of people you thought had died,”
“White people love playing 'divide & rule'. We should not play their game.”
“I want a Labour Party that is more democratic, more open and listens to its members.”
“There is no reason why the US and the UK cannot have close relations.”
“You can't defend the indefensible. Anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.”
“Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.”
“I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child.”
“Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food.”
“I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.”
“I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.”
“My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.”
“I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person.”
“Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.”
“In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.”