Diane Abbott is a British Labour Party politician who was appointed Shadow Home Secretary in October 2016. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington at the 1987 general election, when she became the first black woman to hold a seat in the House of Commons.
Born in Paddington, London, Abbott studied History at Newnham College, Cambridge. She worked in the Civil Service and as a reporter for Thames Television and TV-am before becoming a press officer for the Greater London Council.
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