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=== 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 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>
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>
In the 1987, in which the [[Thatcherite]] [[Conservatives]] won their third victory in a row in a landslide, Diane Abbott won the seat of Hackney North and Stoke Newington for the Labour Party with 48% of the vote. She took over from the retiring Ernie Roberts (1912-1994) who performed 4 points better than her in the 1983 election.
=== 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>