The Government has been accused of pushing ahead with plans to strip abortion providers of their role in counselling women despite an amendment on the issue suffering a heavy defeat in the Commons last year.
Posts Tagged ‘Diane Abbott’
Abbott says sorry for race tweet
Thursday, January 5th, 2012Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott has apologised after claiming “white people love playing ‘divide & rule”‘.
Ed chooses his frontbench ‘Milibabes’
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010Ed Miliband has appointed 28 female MPs to junior roles – just days after 11 women got senior jobs in his Shadow Cabinet. The appointments see Luciana Berger taking over Climate Change and Diane Abbott taking on Public Health.
Harriet’s quota puts six woman at top table
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010Diane Abbott is in line for a place in Labour’s shadow cabinet, while Labour’s new Cabinet Quota system looks set to propel little-known women MPs on to the party’s front bench.
Diane Abbott wins enough backing to fight for Labour leadership after rival David Miliband nominates her
Thursday, June 10th, 2010The Left-wing firebrand was boosted by John McDonnell pulling out of the contest and a desperate whip round among MPs to ensure at least one woman was on the list.
Deputy Harriet Harman backs rank outsider Diane Abbott in Labour leadership contest
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Ms Harman’s vote brings Ms Abbott up to 10 nominations – well short of the 33 she must secure by tomorrow’s deadline if she is to join the battle to succeed Gordon Brown.
Left-wing Labour MP Diane Abbott becomes first woman to enter party leadership race
Thursday, May 20th, 2010With Harriet Harman and Yvette Cooper having already ruled themselves out, Labour was facing the embarrassment of having no women candidates for the leadership.
Comment: New Labour pays lip service to its women
Sunday, June 11th, 2006As a young Leftwing activist, in my obligatory dungarees, the cause of more female representation in politics was dear to my heart…
