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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> | ||
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| − | 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> |
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| + | On 19 June 2017, ''[[Breitbart]]'' exposed Abbott's hypocrisy of calling an attack on a Mosque in Finsbury Park (which caused 1 death and 10 injuries) a "terror attack" yet referring to Islamic terrorist attacks at Westminster (6 deaths, 48 injuries), London Bridge (11 deaths, 48 injuries) and Manchester Arena (23 deaths, 1017 injuries) as "incidents". | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 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 expressed support for IRA terrorists,[2] praised Chinese dictator Mao Zedong,[3] 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.
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".[2]
2010s
On 6 May 2017, it was revealed that Abbott had acquired over £100,000 of taxpayer's money from BBC television appearances.[4]
On 19 June 2017, Breitbart exposed Abbott's hypocrisy of calling an attack on a Mosque in Finsbury Park (which caused 1 death and 10 injuries) a "terror attack" yet referring to Islamic terrorist attacks at Westminster (6 deaths, 48 injuries), London Bridge (11 deaths, 48 injuries) and Manchester Arena (23 deaths, 1017 injuries) as "incidents".
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.[5]
References
- ↑ Diane Abbott: 'White people love playing divide and rule'
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Diane Abbott Expressed Support for the IRA at the Height of the Troubles
- ↑ Why does the Left still love communism?
- ↑ Diane Abbott Banked £110,000 From BBC Punditry
- ↑ Pics: ‘Zionist Israel = Nazi Germany’ — Pro-Palestinian Activists March in London