I believe every abortion is a tragedy. Diane Abbott More Quotes by Diane Abbott More Quotes From Diane Abbott White people love playing 'divide & rule'. We should not play their game. Diane Abbott white games play I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs. Diane Abbott morbid christmas dog Being an MP is a good job, the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children -- clean, indoors and no heavy lifting. What could be nicer? Diane Abbott mps jobs children I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children. Diane Abbott wall west children 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. Diane Abbott mps children school My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background. Diane Abbott owners sugar cutting Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have. Diane Abbott insiders outsiders insight It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely because I am not associated with the past. Diane Abbott party believe past 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 are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards. Diane Abbott bombarded-by dark children Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider. Diane Abbott village london looks So long as the UK continues to maintain its own identity, it is my belief that the US and the UK should maintain close relations. Diane Abbott belief identity long I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't. Diane Abbott wanted Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing. Diane Abbott debate mental-health missing 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 inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain. Diane Abbott gun cities country You learn from mistakes. Diane Abbott learning-from-mistakes mistake I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person. Diane Abbott attacking hurt people I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child. Diane Abbott pain children thinking Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food. Diane Abbott junk information struggle 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 cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue. Diane Abbott issues causes gun My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable. Diane Abbott unbearable records mother
