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→History and controversies
=== 2010s ===
=== 2010s ===
In 2010, Abbott failed miserably in that year's Labour Leadership election, being eliminated in the first round with 7% of the vote, the lowest share of all candidates.
Another failure by Diane Abbott came in the form of her unsuccessful bid in 2015 to become the Labour candidate for the 2016 London mayoral election. Abbott came third with 17% of the vote.
[[File:512px-Diane Abbot Corbyn leadership rally August 2016.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Abbott speaking at an August 2016 rally.]]
[[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>
Diane Abbott, in October 2022, voted in favor of an authoritarian, anti-free speech bill to make it a criminal offense to pray or offer support outside an abortion clinic.<ref>[https://righttolife.org.uk/votes/Hackney-North-and-Stoke-Newington/Diane-Abbott Where does Diane Abbott stand on abortion?]</ref>
Diane Abbott, in October 2022, voted in favor of an authoritarian, anti-free speech bill to make it a criminal offense to pray or offer support outside an abortion clinic.<ref>[https://righttolife.org.uk/votes/Hackney-North-and-Stoke-Newington/Diane-Abbott Where does Diane Abbott stand on abortion?]</ref>
== Public opinion ==
== Public opinion ==
According to ''YouGov'' on 24 December 2022 Abbott is disliked by 46% of the UK public, with only 15% having a positive opinion of her.<ref>[https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/explore/public_figure/Diane_Abbott?content=articles Diane Abbott popularity & fame]</ref>
According to ''YouGov'' on 24 December 2022 Abbott is disliked by 46% of the UK public, with only 15% having a positive opinion of her.<ref>[https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/explore/public_figure/Diane_Abbott?content=articles Diane Abbott popularity & fame]</ref>