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New premises for Hackney youth charity

Government survey reveals almost half of young black people between 16 -24 are unemployed - more than double that of white youngsters.

Hackney residents make up just 2 per cent of all workers, the lowest of all the Olympic boroughs

Labour has missed many opportunities to focus on young black unemployed people – but it can act now, if it has the will

Diane Abbott MP has expressed further concern over three recent murders of members of the Turkish Kurdish community across North East London.

Diane accuses them of stirring up violence and cites recent attack on Hackney Muslim woman.

Diane Abbott MP today issued a call for the London Mayor to set up rape crisis centres in various London boroughs, including Hackney, in light of the recent spate of gang rapes.

During an impassioned debate in Parliament yesterday, London MP Diane Abbott called on the Government to introduce clear guidelines for police to follow when considering removing innocent people’s DNA from the database.

Diane argues against keeping innocent people's DNA on the national database in a parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall

Diane Abbott MP has spoken out against the refusal of the Home Secretary to intervene to prevent the extradition of Gary McKinnon.