Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott is currently the Shadow Home Secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet.

She was the first black woman to hold a seat in the House of Commons and has been the MP for Hackney since 1987.

Ms Abbott rose to prominence in the run-up to the 2017 General Election when her LBC interview with Nick Ferrari went viral when she struggled to say how many new police officers Labour would hire if they came to power.

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Nick Ferrari's interview with Diane Abbott went viral

LBC's Top 10 of the decade: 1. Diane Abbott's agonising interview

Maajid Nawaz in the LBC studio

Maajid Nawaz: Corbyn And Abbott Need To Stop Making Excuses For Assange

John Barnes and Shelagh Fogarty did battle live on LBC

John Barnes Defends Amber Rudd Over "Coloured" Row In Fiery LBC Interview

Shelagh Fogarty was left "stunned" by Amber Rudd's "coloured" remarks

Shelagh Fogarty’s Immediate Reaction To Amber Rudd's “Coloured” Remark

Maureen Lipman calls Diane Abbott 'the Chris Grayling of the Labour Party'

Diane Abbott Is The Chris Grayling Of The Labour Party: Maureen Lipman

Diane Abbott told Ayesha Hazarika the Labour Party had an issue in the time taken to investigate anti-semitism complaints

Diane Abbott: Labour Had An Issue With The Time Taken To Investigate Anti-Semitism

Diane Abbott

Police Hit Back At Diane Abbott After She Criticised Officers' Treatment Of Black Men

Shelagh Fogarty kept asking Ms Abbott the same question again and again

Shelagh Asks Diane Abbott The Same Question SEVEN Times... And Can't Get An Answer

Maajid Nawaz listens to Ola the Comedian

A Comedian's Devastatingly Simple Explanation Of Why Blackface Isn't Funny

Maajid Nawaz slammed the man who blacked up to mock Diane Abbott

Maajid Reminds People Laughing At The Diane Abbott Blackface That It's 2017

Jeremy Corbyn, Sadiq Khan and Tony Blair were high on the list

The 100 Most Influential People On The Left: Iain Dale's 2017 List

Diane Abbott Victory Speech

Diane Abbott Slates Tory Campaign 'Of Personal Destruction' In Victory Speech

General Election 2017

Diane Abbott Afro

Does Diane Abbott Regret IRA Comments? "34 Years Ago, I Had An Afro"

Diane Abbott and Iain Dale

Iain Quizzed Diane Abbott About Her Track Record And She Wasn't Happy About It

Diane Abbott BBC

Watch Diane Abbott Being Forced To Listen To Her Car-Crash Interview

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