Diane Abbott
- Diane Abbott is MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (source: The Guardian)

Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953 in Paddington, London, England) is a British Labour Party Member of Parliament, representing the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. She is the first black woman to be elected to the House of Commons when she was elected in the 1987 General Election. She remained the only black woman MP for ten years until she was joined in the Commons by Oona King in 1997. She has always been considered to the left of New Labour and is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group.
(source: Wikipedia)- Diane Abbott has written articles published in The Independent, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph.
Most Recent article
Michael Foot, 1913-2010: adored even in defeat
The Guardian, Wednesday 3 MarchHe led Labour to a disastrous rout and was wary of my Bennite generation, yet Michael earned our loyalty and admiration
Previous Articles
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The real distress at Yarl's Wood
The Guardian, Monday 1 March (1 blog link)
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Diane Abbott: You Ask The Questions
The Independent, Monday 8 February
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Labour can still help black jobless youth
The Guardian, Thursday 21 January
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It was all about Blair
The Guardian, Thu 26 November 2009 (1 blog link)
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Diane Abbott: Dark times for the debate on immigration
The Independent, Sat 24 October 2009
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Get the innocent off the DNA database
The Guardian, Mon 24 August 2009 (2 blog links)
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Diane Abbott: Stop talking. Start delivering...
The Independent, Tue 21 July 2009
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Take a deep breath, Gordon, and stay
The Guardian, Fri 5 June 2009
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Diane Abbott: We should listen to our troops – not to David Miliband
The Independent, Fri 27 February 2009 (1 blog link)
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Diane Abbott's heaven on earth
The Daily Telegraph, Wed 24 December 2008
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Diane Abbott by numbers...
- 22 articles (since February 2008)
- Average article: 18 column inches (546 words)
- Shortest article: 1 column inches (43 words)
- Longest article: 47 column inches (1418 words)
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