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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=
|name= Diane Abbott
|image=
|image= Diane Abbott (25795818902).jpg
|birth_date= 27 September 1953
|birth_date= 27 September 1953
|birth_place= [[London]], England
|birth_place= [[London]], England
=== 2010s ===
=== 2010s ===
[[File:512px-Diane Abbot Corbyn leadership rally August 2016.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Abbott speaking at an August 2016 rally.]]
In a delusional rant at the September 2016 Labour Party conference, Abbott called Brexit voters "racist" and blamed them for hate crimes. Claims of a rise in hate crimes following the Brexit vote were based on a single press release with no substantiating evidence, with convictions for hate crimes having fallen between the vote in June 2016 and September that year.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2016/09/27/labour-diane-abbott-brexit-voters-racist-responsible-hate-crimes/ Labour’s Diane Abbott Says Brexit Voters Are Racist and Responsible for Hate Crimes</ref>
In a delusional rant at the September 2016 Labour Party conference, Abbott called Brexit voters "racist" and blamed them for hate crimes. Claims of a rise in hate crimes following the Brexit vote were based on a single press release with no substantiating evidence, with convictions for hate crimes having fallen between the vote in June 2016 and September that year.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2016/09/27/labour-diane-abbott-brexit-voters-racist-responsible-hate-crimes/ Labour’s Diane Abbott Says Brexit Voters Are Racist and Responsible for Hate Crimes</ref>