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.
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My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background.
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| Birth: | 27th September, 1953 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Diane Julie Abbott was born in London, UK. She is a British Labour Party politician who is the Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. 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 have a seat in the House of Commons.
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