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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.
1 day ago · Diane Abbott is set to take up one of the most esteemed positions in the House of Commons after retaking her seat of Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Ms Abbott will become Mother of the House in the new parliament, a role given to the longest continuously serving female member of parliament. The previous holder was Harriet Harman, who stepped ...
Apr 23, 2023 · Diane Abbott has been suspended as a Labour MP pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism to the Observer, the party has said.
1 day ago · ON A night that saw Labour win a historic landslide victory in the General Election Diane Abbott has retained her seat as the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. The long-serving respected ...
Jun 2, 2024 · Diane Abbott has confirmed she will stand 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 leftwingers in...
1 day ago · Diane Abbott has retained her seat as the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. The Labour MP won 23,355 votes as she beat Conservative David Landau and Green candidate 9,275. Diane remains one of the longest serving MPs in the House of Commons after she was first elected in 1987. This is her 10th victory in a row as the candidate for ...
May 29, 2024 · 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 election. The former shadow home secretary was...
Mar 17, 2024 · One of Labour's most senior MPs has said she would be sad if Diane Abbott's career ends without her being readmitted to the parliamentary party. Ex-deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman told...
May 29, 2024 · Who is Diane Abbott? First black woman to be elected to Parliament in 1987, as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington in east London. After a long career...
1 day ago · And Diane Abbott, a long-time friend and close ally of Mr Corbyn retained her seat in Hackney North and Stoke Newington, despite recent controversies. Image source, PA Media.
