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London MP Diane Abbott has spoken out against the tragic number of deaths of cyclists on London’s roads.

Almost 20 MPs from the three main political parties have signed up to support the Hackney Empire this week.

Diane asks the Department of Health what they are doing to fight HIV and to support sufferers in Hackney

Every year when October comes around and preparations get underway for Black History Month, we hear the same comments. “Why do we need a Black History Month in this country?”, “Where is the White History Month?”, “Doesn’t making Black history distinct from mainstream history make Black children feel more isolated?”

My first appearance on 'Question Time' proved acceptance as no other programme could

We are coming up to the 90th anniversary of the election of the first woman to take her seat in Parliament, Vicountess Astor. So it is a good time to contemplate what progress has been made. In some ways the startling thing is how slow progress has been.

As the debate over healthcare rages in the US, here in the UK the NHS is undergoing major changes – many of them looking worryingly like privatisation.

Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott today gave her support for the Hackney Empire today following its decision to close for a “period of reflection” in January.

Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott welcomed the decision by power company E.ON to postpone the building of a coal-fired power station in Kingsnorth in Kent.

Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott today reacted with alarm over renewed threats to the Metropolitan Police’s specialist unit on human trafficking.