54 Quotes by Diane Abbott

It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own.

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

I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations.

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

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

My family were from Jamaica.

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?

Tackling childhood obesity is key.