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British politician (born 1953)

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Diane Abbott: British politician (born 1953)
Diane Julie Abbott 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. She is both the first black woman elected to parliament and the longest-serving black MP.

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Corbyn: I'll challenge inequality and poverty as Independent [Video]

Corbyn: I'll challenge inequality and poverty as Independent

Jeremy Corbyn has said he 'did everything [he] could' to remain within the Labour Party, and will always support its movement despite running as an Independent candidate for Islington North. He paid..

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Diane Abbott 'free' to stand as Labour candidate in election [Video]

Diane Abbott 'free' to stand as Labour candidate in election

Sir Keir Starmer says Diane Abbott is "free to go forward" as a Labour candidate in the election. Ms Abbott had the whip restored on Tuesday but media reports said she had been banned from standing as..

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Labour's Peter Kyle promises fair inquiry into Abbott [Video]

Labour's Peter Kyle promises fair inquiry into Abbott

Labour's shadow science secretary, Peter Kyle, said the party aimed to handle the investigation into Diane Abbott's comments fairly. Kyle stated that the NEC would ensure all representatives meet the..

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Angela Rayner: I don’t see any reason why Abbott can’t stand [Video]

Angela Rayner: I don’t see any reason why Abbott can’t stand

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner defends Diane Abbott’s choice to stand as a Labour MP at the next general election saying, "I don’t see any reason why Diane Abbott can’t stand at the next..

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Starmer: No decision has been made to bar Diane Abbott [Video]

Starmer: No decision has been made to bar Diane Abbott

Sir Keir Starmer says “no decision has been made” to bar Diane Abbott from standing as a candidate for the Labour Party in July. The Labour leader denies that he is blocking left-wingers standing a..

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Diane Abbott ignores reporters’ questions on her future [Video]

Diane Abbott ignores reporters’ questions on her future

Labour veteran Diane Abbott ignores questions from reporters about her future as she leaves an address in east London. At a rally on Wednesday evening Ms Abbott said she wanted to fight to retain her..

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Corbyn offers support to Diane Abbot amid race row [Video]

Corbyn offers support to Diane Abbot amid race row

Jeremy Corbyn suggests Sir Keir Starmer is trying to "purge" the left wing of the Labour Party as he offers his support to Diane Abbott amid the uncertainty over her general election..

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Labour veteran Abbott vows to stand as MP in Hackney North [Video]

Labour veteran Abbott vows to stand as MP in Hackney North

Labour veteran Diane Abbott vows to be the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington "by any means possible". Addressing a crowd outside Hackney Town Hall on Wednesday evening, Ms Abbott says: "You have..

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Keegan condemns Labour’s ‘dishonesty’ over Abbott row [Video]

Keegan condemns Labour’s ‘dishonesty’ over Abbott row

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has condemned Labour for its handling of an investigation into Diane Abbott, calling them “dishonest”. "I think they ought to be a bit more honest with the..

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Sunak calls on Labour to ‘clear up’ probe into Abbott [Video]

Sunak calls on Labour to ‘clear up’ probe into Abbott

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls on the Labour Party to “clear up” its investigation into Diane Abbott after she revealed she had been barred from standing as a Labour MP at the next general..

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'An insult to all black women': Tories accepted further Frank Hester donation after racism row

The Conservative Party accepted a further ÂŁ150,000 from Frank Hester in March, two days after Rishi Sunak had condemned comments the donor had reportedly made about Diane Abbott as "racist and wrong".
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Diane Abbott to stand for Labour in election, party confirms

Labour have confirmed Diane Abbott is standing as a candidate for the party in Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
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Abbott confirms she will run as Labour candidate in general election

Diane Abbott has said she will run to be Labour's candidate in Hackney North and Stoke Newington following speculation she may choose to stand down.
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Abbott 'free' to stand for Labour at general election, Starmer says

Diane Abbott is "free" to stand for Labour at the general election, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
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No reason Abbott can't stand in general election as a Labour candidate, says Rayner

Angela Rayner has said Diane Abbott should be able to stand as a Labour candidate - as she denied the party's leadership is acting in a "factional way".
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Starmer's decision over Abbott is part of a wider strategy - but polling suggests trouble ahead

Does Diane Abbott and the row over her future matter?
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Diane Abbott says she will stand in Hackney 'by any means possible'

Diane Abbott says she plans on standing in her Hackney North seat in the upcoming election "by any means possible".
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Diane Abbott has Labour whip restored after investigation

Diane Abbott has had the Labour whip restored after an investigation into her conduct, Sky News understands.
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Abbott 'glad' police investigating Tory donor's alleged racist comments

Diane Abbott has said she is "glad" police are investigating alleged racist comments made by Conservative Party donor Frank Hester.
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More than half of public think Tories should return money from donor after racism row, poll finds

More than half of UK adults, including nearly 40% of 2019 Tory voters, still think the party should return the ÂŁ10m it has received from donor Frank Hester following his comments about Diane Abbott..
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Diane Abbott hits out at Speaker after not being called to speak at PMQs during racism debate

MP Diane Abbott has criticised Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for not calling on her to speak at this week's Prime Minister's Questions during a debate on racism.
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Abbott hits out at 'level of racism still in Britain' as MP is cheered by supporters at rally

Diane Abbott has appeared at a rally where she hit out at the "level of racism that is still in Britain", following a row over comments made about her.
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Tories 'in talks' over extra £5m from donor embroiled in Diane Abbott race row

The Conservative Party is "in talks" about an additional ÂŁ5m from a Tory donor embroiled in a race row, Sky News understands.
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Electoral Dysfunction: Lee Anderson's defection and the Diane Abbott race row show politics is toxic

There are some weeks in politics where what Westminster needs is a monsoon to wash away the toxicity enveloping this place and clean up the atmosphere - and this week is one of them. 
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Rayner wants Abbott back in parliamentary Labour Party as she tells of MP's 'awful' abuse

Angela Rayner says she would "like to see" Diane Abbott back in the parliamentary Labour Party following the row over comments a Tory donor allegedly made about her.
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Tories given further £5m from controversial donor embroiled in race row, claims report

The Conservative Party has reportedly received a further ÂŁ5m from a donor embroiled in a race row over comments he is said to have made about Diane Abbott.
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Gove 'exercises Christian forgiveness' over Tory donor's alleged remarks about Abbott

Michael Gove says he is inclined to "exercise Christian forgiveness" when it comes to alleged remarks a Tory donor made about former Labour MP Diane Abbott.
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Diane Abbott criticises Speaker for not calling her to speak during PMQs dominated by Tory donor row

Diane Abbott has criticised Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle over his failure to call her during Prime Minister's Questions when it was dominated by a row over comments a Tory donor allegedly made..
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Sunak appears to rule out handing back cash to Tory donor embroiled in racism row

Rishi Sunak appears to have ruled out returning money to a Tory donor who allegedly said Diane Abbott made him "want to hate all black women" and "should be shot". 
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Tory donor not 'racist' despite alleged Diane Abbott remarks, claims minister

A Conservative minister says he does not believe one of his party donors is a racist, despite alleged comments he made about former Labour MP Diane Abbott - in which he apparently said she made him..
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Kemi Badenoch first cabinet minister to describe Tory donor's alleged remarks about Diane Abbott as 'racist'

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said alleged comments made about Diane Abbott by a Tory donor were "racist" - but that there should be "space for forgiveness".
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Who is Tory donor Frank Hester and what did he reportedly say about Diane Abbott?

Businessman Frank Hester has been widely condemned after the emergence of comments he allegedly made about Diane Abbott.
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Minister warns against 'cancelling' Tory donors amid Hester allegations

A minister has refused to say if the Conservatives should return money to one of its biggest donors, after reports Frank Hester said former Labour MP Diane Abbott made him "want to hate all black..
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Major Tory donor apologises to Diane Abbott over 'reprehensible' and 'revolting' comments

A high-profile Tory donor has said he is "deeply sorry" following reports he said former Labour MP Diane Abbott made him "want to hate all black women".
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Diane Abbott accused of 'exploiting tragedy' in now-deleted tweet over migrant deaths

Diane Abbott has been accused of exploiting the deaths of 41 migrants in a shipwreck off Italy in a now-deleted tweet about the tragedy.
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Labour leader 'utterly condemns' Diane Abbott's 'antisemitic' comments

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he "utterly condemns" comments made by MP Diane Abbott in which she suggested Jews, Irish people and travellers do not face racism.
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Diane Abbott accused of 'hateful antisemitism' after suggesting Jews do not face racism

diane abbott accused of 'hateful antisemitism' after suggesting jews do not face racismLabour MP Diane Abbott has apologised for remarks in which she suggested Jewish people do not face racism, but instead face prejudice similar to "redheads".
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Keir Starmer should 'consider his position' if fined over beergate, Diane Abbott says

keir starmer should 'consider his position' if fined over beergate, diane abbott saysDiane Abbott has become the first Labour MP to publicly say Sir Keir Starmer should "consider his position" if he is fined by police over "beergate".
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