Diane Abbott Quotes
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There is no reason why the US and the UK cannot have close relations.
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I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person.
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It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely because I am not associated with the past.
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I believe every abortion is a tragedy.
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White people love playing 'divide & rule'. We should not play their game.
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In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.
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Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider.
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Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.
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My father was a manual worker.
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My family were from Jamaica.
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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.
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Abortion is an issue of conscience for the Labour party.
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You learn from mistakes.
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Because when you watch US television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.
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I want to write a best-selling book.
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I want a Labour Party that is more democratic, more open and listens to its members.
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So long as the UK continues to maintain its own identity, it is my belief that the US and the UK should maintain close relations.
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I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child.
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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.
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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.
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I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.
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Tackling childhood obesity is key.
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My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background.
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Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.
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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.
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I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations.
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You can't defend the indefensible. Anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.
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My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.
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Let's talk about the real issues of crime which people are worried about. What people are worried about is the rise in violent crime. We believe that more community policemen and women are part of the answer to this.
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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?
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