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, just weeks after she was at the centre of a row over whether she would stand for Labour at the election.But just two months ago, it looked as though she would not even be a Labour candidate over a long-running feud with party bosses.at the end of May, but senior Labour sources said she would not be allowed to stand as an election candidate for the party.
However, after a furious backlash, Labour bosses finally relented and she was re-elected last week with a majority of 15,080.Addressing the re-elected Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, the prime minister said: “I hope you will not begrudge me for a slight departure from convention to also pay tribute to the new mother of the house, Diane Abbott, who has done so much in her career over so many years to fight for a parliament that truly represents modern Britain. We welcome her back to her place.
Sunak said: “We have our differences on policy, but no one can deny the right honourable lady’s important role in this house and the inspiration for so many young women of colour that she has provided.Abbott said: “When I was a new member in 1987, there were only 40 female members of parliament. Today we have 264, and some of us are glad that we have lived to see this.
“And I can’t speak about the increased numbers of female members of parliament without referencing my predecessor, Baroness Harriet Harman, who did so much to work to have an equal and diverse house.”The Tories Have Accepted Another £5 Million From Donor Who Said Diane Abbott 'Should Be Shot'Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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