Diane Abbott quotes

Being an MP is a good job, the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children -- clean, indoors and no heavy lifting. What could be nicer? (Diane Abbott)
Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have. View quote
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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. View quote
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Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food. View quote
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White people love playing ‘divide & rule'. We should not play their game. View quote
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Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing. View quote
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I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs. View quote
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I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children. View quote
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You can't defend the indefensible. Anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical. View quote
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I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but I'm the only one who's questioned about it. View quote
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My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background. (Diane Abbott)
Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider. View quote
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I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't. View quote
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I believe every abortion is a tragedy. View quote
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You learn from mistakes. View quote
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In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values. View quote
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My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain. View quote
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I want to write a best-selling book. View quote
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Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue. View quote
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My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable. View quote
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My family were from Jamaica. (Diane Abbott)
I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations. View quote
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It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own. View quote
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Abortion is an issue of conscience for the Labour party. View quote
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My father was a manual worker. View quote
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Diane Abbott

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Occupation: British Politician
Born: September 27, 1953
Quotes count: 47
Wikipedia: Diane Abbott

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