One way of doing it is for Boris Johnson to come to the floor of the house and give the House of Commons (lower house of parliament) a commitment that whatever happens, he will not take Britain out of the EU without a deal, if he said clearly and unequivocally that 'I will not take Britain out of the EU without a deal', I think not just the Labour Party would be satisfied ... a lot of Conservative MPs (members of parliament) would be satisfied.

Diane Abbott

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White people love playing 'divide & rule'. We should not play their game.

Diane Abbott

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I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.

Diane Abbott

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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

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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

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My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background.

Diane Abbott

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Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.

Diane Abbott

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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

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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

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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

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I believe every abortion is a tragedy.

Diane Abbott

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I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't.

Diane Abbott

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Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.

Diane Abbott

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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

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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

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