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Bookmark or Share- Diane Abbott | Biography & Facts | BritannicaDiane Abbott (born September 27, 1953, London, England) is a British politician who was the first woman of African descent elected (1987) to the House of Commons. Abbott’s parents, originally from Jamaica, immigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s.
- Diane Abbott - WikipediaDiane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) 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 .
- Diane Abbott | Encyclopedia.comDiane Abbott (born 1953) became the first black female elected to British Parliament in 1987, representing the Labour Party in the Hackney North and Stoke Newington districts. Abbott, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, remains strongly identified with the political left.
- Diane Abbott: A Lifelong Commitment to Advocacy and ChangeBorn on 27 September 1953, in Paddington, London, Diane Abbott’s ascent in British politics was by no means easy. Breaking barriers, she etched her name in history in 1987 when she became the first Black woman elected to the British Parliament.
- Diane Abbott suspended as Labour MP after racism letterDiane 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.
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