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Diane Abbott MP

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Politician; MP, Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Diane Abbott attended Harrow County School and Newnham College, Cambridge where she studied History. On leaving university she joined the Civil Service, before working on the lobby group the National Council for Civil Liberties. Between 1980 and 1987 she worked in journalism, whilst also moving into politics as a councillor for Westminster City Council. In 1987 she was elected to the House of Commons, replacing Ernest Roberts as Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, becoming the first black woman to be elected to parliament. She has served on a number of parliamentary committees, including the Treasury Select Committee and the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

Abbott is a well-known public speaker and also regularly features on BBC’s This Week with Michael Portillo and Andrew Neill. She held her seat in the 2010 general election and following the resignation of Gordon Brown formally entered the race for the leadership of the Labour Party.

Previous IQ² events featuring Diane Abbott MP

Economy debate

“What hope for the economy?”, featuring Anatole Kaletsky and Gideon Rachman, chaired by Evan Davis, 7th Feb 2012

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Israel debate

"The best chance for peace between Israel and Palestine is for Uncle Sam to butt out”, featuring William Sieghart, 27th Feb 2012

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Origins of sex

Rising star historian Faramerz Dabhoiwala on the origins of sex and how the permissive society arrived in Western Europe, 15th Feb

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