Difference between revisions of "Diane Abbott"
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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]]. | ||
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| + | In May 2021, Diane Abbott was among numerous left-wing politicians who joined an antisemitic, pro-Palestine march which compared "Zionist Israel" to [[Nazi Germany]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/05/16/pics-zionist-israel-nazi-germany-por-palestinian-activists-march-london/ Pics: ‘Zionist Israel = Nazi Germany’ — Pro-Palestinian Activists March in London]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:17, December 24, 2022
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.[1] She has also praised Chinese dictator Mao Zedong,[2] and appeared in livestream with a Uyghur genocide denier.
History and controversies
1970s
During the 1970s, Diane Abbott and fellow future Labour Party MP Jeremy Corbyn went on a motorcycle tour of communist state East Germany.
2020s
In May 2021, Diane Abbott was among numerous left-wing politicians who joined an antisemitic, pro-Palestine march which compared "Zionist Israel" to Nazi Germany.[3]