Diane Abbott has been a victim of racism and misogyny after comments reportedly made by Conservative Party donor Frank Hester. Revisit GLAMOUR's interview here...
This feature references misogyny and racism. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described comments allegedly made about Labour MP Diane Abbott as “racist and wrong”. The comments in question were reportedly made by a Conservative Party donor, Frank Hester.
In the wider Labour Party, I didn't necessarily meet great enthusiasm because they thought we were all 'London loony leftists', and they wanted to keep us at arm's length.' Getting in as an MP was a massive strive forward and a hurdle to overcome. But it still took Diane three decades before finally being offered a key leadership role as Shadow Home Secretary, by Jeremy Corbyn in 2017.
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