Diane Abbott

Politician

1953-09-27

Quotes by Diane Abbott

• You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.

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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.

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• Tackling childhood obesity is key.

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

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

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• Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider.

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• 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.

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

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