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The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would...

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I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.

When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark c...

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Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food.

In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.

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Diane Abbott

British Politician

Born: 1953-09-27

Died: N/A

Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2016 to 2020. She was first elected at the 1987 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. The first black woman to be a member of the House of Commons, she was suspended from Labour's parliamentary whip in April 2023 (after implying Jews have not experienced racism) and sat as an independent until the whip was restored in late May 2024. After the 2024 general election, she (informally) became Mother of the House, the longest continuously serving female MP.More