Diane Abbott Quotes

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

My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.

I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.

Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food.

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

Tackling childhood obesity is key.

I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person.

Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.

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.

My family were from Jamaica.

Abortion is an issue of conscience for the Labour party.

In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.

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.

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.

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?

I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child.

I want to write a best-selling book.

You learn from mistakes.

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations.

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

There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown.