Diane Abbott
British politician (born 1953)
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Diane Julie Abbott is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 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 was the first black woman elected to parliament and is the longest-serving black MP.
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Diane Abbott accuses Tories of 'paying lip service to fighting racism' after disgraced donor gave £5m Labour MP Diane Abbott has accused the Conservatives of "paying lip service to fighting racism" after it accepted another £5m donation from controversial businessman Frank Hester.Sky News - Published | |
'An insult to all black women': Tories accepted further Frank Hester donation after racism rowThe Conservative Party accepted a further £150,000 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".Sky News - Published | |
Diane Abbott to stand for Labour in election, party confirmsLabour have confirmed Diane Abbott is standing as a candidate for the party in Hackney North and Stoke Newington.Sky News - Published | |
Abbott confirms she will run as Labour candidate in general electionDiane 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.Sky News - Published | |
Abbott 'free' to stand for Labour at general election, Starmer saysDiane Abbott is "free" to stand for Labour at the general election, Sir Keir Starmer has said.Sky News - Published | |
No reason Abbott can't stand in general election as a Labour candidate, says RaynerAngela 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".Sky News - Published | |
Starmer's decision over Abbott is part of a wider strategy - but polling suggests trouble aheadDoes Diane Abbott and the row over her future matter?Sky News - Published | |
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".Sky News - Published | |
Diane Abbott has Labour whip restored after investigationDiane Abbott has had the Labour whip restored after an investigation into her conduct, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published | |
Abbott 'glad' police investigating Tory donor's alleged racist commentsDiane Abbott has said she is "glad" police are investigating alleged racist comments made by Conservative Party donor Frank Hester.Sky News - Published | |
More than half of public think Tories should return money from donor after racism row, poll findsMore than half of UK adults, including nearly 40% of 2019 Tory voters, still think the party should return the £10m it has received from donor Frank Hester following his comments about Diane Abbott..Sky News - Published | |
Diane Abbott hits out at Speaker after not being called to speak at PMQs during racism debateMP 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.Sky News - Published | |
Abbott hits out at 'level of racism still in Britain' as MP is cheered by supporters at rallyDiane 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.Sky News - Published | Tories 'in talks' over extra £5m from donor embroiled in Diane Abbott race rowThe Conservative Party is "in talks" about an additional £5m from a Tory donor embroiled in a race row, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published |
Electoral Dysfunction: Lee Anderson's defection and the Diane Abbott race row show politics is toxicThere 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.Sky News - Published | Rayner wants Abbott back in parliamentary Labour Party as she tells of MP's 'awful' abuseAngela 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.Sky News - Published |
Tories given further £5m from controversial donor embroiled in race row, claims reportThe Conservative Party has reportedly received a further £5m from a donor embroiled in a race row over comments he is said to have made about Diane Abbott.Sky News - Published | Gove 'exercises Christian forgiveness' over Tory donor's alleged remarks about AbbottMichael 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.Sky News - Published |
Diane Abbott criticises Speaker for not calling her to speak during PMQs dominated by Tory donor rowDiane 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..Sky News - Published | Sunak appears to rule out handing back cash to Tory donor embroiled in racism rowRishi 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".Sky News - Published |
Tory donor not 'racist' despite alleged Diane Abbott remarks, claims ministerA 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..Sky News - Published | 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".Sky News - Published |
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.Sky News - Published | Minister warns against 'cancelling' Tory donors amid Hester allegationsA 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..Sky News - Published |
Major Tory donor apologises to Diane Abbott over 'reprehensible' and 'revolting' commentsA 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".Sky News - Published | Diane Abbott accused of 'exploiting tragedy' in now-deleted tweet over migrant deathsDiane Abbott has been accused of exploiting the deaths of 41 migrants in a shipwreck off Italy in a now-deleted tweet about the tragedy.Sky News - Published |
Labour leader 'utterly condemns' Diane Abbott's 'antisemitic' commentsLabour 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.Sky News - Published | Diane Abbott accused of 'hateful antisemitism' after suggesting Jews do not face racism Labour MP Diane Abbott has apologised for remarks in which she suggested Jewish people do not face racism, but instead face prejudice similar to "redheads".Sky News - Published |
Keir Starmer should 'consider his position' if fined over beergate, Diane Abbott says Diane 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".Sky News - Published | |
