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Diane Abbott
Biography
Diane Julie Abbott is a British Labour Party politician who was appointed Shadow Home Secretary in October 2016. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington at the 1987 general election, when she became the first black woman to hold a seat in the House of Commons.
Top Filmography

7.1
Have I Got News for You
1990 // TV

7.1
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
NaN // TV

5.5
Question Time
1979 // TV

8.0
The Russell Howard Hour
2017 // TV

6.0
Newsnight
1980 // TV

2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 // TV

6.7
The Big Questions
2007 // TV

1.0
Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent
2020 // MOVIE

7.0
The Cook Report
1987 // TV

7.0
World in Action
1963 // TV

0.0
Windrush
1998 // TV

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Black Cab
2000 // TV