6 Quotes & Sayings By Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott is the Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. She is the Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Shadow Home Office Minister, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees, Vice Chair of the APPG on Refugees, Chair of the APPG on Mental Health, Vice Chair of the APPG on Women's Equality, Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Women and Equalities, Chair of the APPG on Sport, Anti-Bullying and Inclusion. She was elected to Parliament in 1987. An MP since 1987, she has served on numerous Select Committees including Environment & Rural Affairs, Health & Social Care Read more

She served as Shadow Secretary for Work & Pensions from July to October 2012.

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I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs. Diane Abbott
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Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food. Diane Abbott
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When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards. Diane Abbott
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The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would still have no difficulty in getting it through the Commons. Diane Abbott
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In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values. Diane Abbott