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'''Diane Julie Abbott''' (b. 1953) is a British far-left [[politician]] and [[champagne socialist]]. A member of the [[Labour Party]], she has represented the constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington since the 1987 [[Conservative]] landslide under [[Margaret Thatcher]].

'''Diane Julie Abbott''' (b. 1953) is a British far-left [[politician]] and [[champagne socialist]]. A member of the [[Labour Party]], she has represented the constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington since the 1987 [[Conservative]] landslide under [[Margaret Thatcher]].

Abbott is known for her [[racist]] comments about [[Finnish]] nurses and white people in general.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/8994068/Diane-Abbott-White-people-love-playing-divide-and-rule.html Diane Abbott: 'White people love playing divide and rule']</ref> She has also praised Chinese dictator [[Mao Zedong]],<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2018/02/17/does-left-still-love-communism/ Why does the Left still love communism?]</ref> and appeared in livestream with a [[Uyghur genocide]] denier.

Abbott is known for her [[racist]] comments about [[Finnish]] nurses and white people in general.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/8994068/Diane-Abbott-White-people-love-playing-divide-and-rule.html Diane Abbott: 'White people love playing divide and rule']</ref> She has also expressed support for [[IRA]] [[terrorists]],<ref name="abbottira84" /> praised Chinese dictator [[Mao Zedong]],<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2018/02/17/does-left-still-love-communism/ Why does the Left still love communism?]</ref> and appeared in livestream with a [[Uyghur genocide]] denier.

== History and controversies ==

== History and controversies ==

During the 1970s, Diane Abbott and fellow future Labour Party MP [[Jeremy Corbyn]] went on a motorcycle tour of communist state [[East Germany]].

During the 1970s, Diane Abbott and fellow future Labour Party MP [[Jeremy Corbyn]] went on a motorcycle tour of communist state [[East Germany]].

=== 1980s ===

=== 1980s ===

Abbott expressed vehement support for the [[Irish Republican Army]] (IRA), a terrorist group responsible for thousands of deaths, in a 1984 interview. Abbott stated that "every defeat for the British state is a victory for all of us".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/05/21/diane-abbott-expressed-support-ira-height-troubles/ Diane Abbott Expressed Support for the IRA at the Height of the Troubles]</ref>

Abbott expressed vehement support for the [[Irish Republican Army]] (IRA), a terrorist group responsible for thousands of deaths, in a 1984 interview. Abbott stated that "every defeat for the British state is a victory for all of us".<ref name="abbottira84">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/05/21/diane-abbott-expressed-support-ira-height-troubles/ Diane Abbott Expressed Support for the IRA at the Height of the Troubles]</ref>

=== 2010s ===

=== 2010s ===

On 6 May 2017, it was revealed that Abbott had acquired over £100,000 of taxpayer's money from BBC television appearances.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/05/06/diane-abbott-earned-110000-bbc-appearances/ Diane Abbott Banked £110,000 From BBC Punditry]</ref>  

On 6 May 2017, it was revealed that Abbott had acquired over £100,000 of taxpayer's money from BBC television appearances.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/05/06/diane-abbott-earned-110000-bbc-appearances/ Diane Abbott Banked £110,000 From BBC Punditry]</ref>