All Diane Abbott Quotes
- You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical. Defend
- Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing. Critical
- When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and… All
- I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child. Child
- Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food. Families
- Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting. All
- I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations. Inspirational
- I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but I'm the only one who's questioned about it. Child
- Tackling childhood obesity is key. Childhood
- Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and… Cause
- There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown. Attempt
- I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs. Christmas
- I believe every abortion is a tragedy. Abortion
- I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children. Children
- Abortion is an issue of conscience for the Labour party. Abortion
- My father was a manual worker. Father
- My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to… All
- My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable. Hated
- I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person. All
- My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background. Background
- I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't. Funny
- It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own. Bringing
- Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have. Insider
- Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider. Finally
- In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values. Despise