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" I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations. "
Diane Abbott
Local
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" Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting. "
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" Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue. "
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" My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background. "
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" I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs. "
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" When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards. "
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" You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical. "
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" Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing. "
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" I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person. "
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" Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food. "
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" My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain. "
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" It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own. "
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" I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child. "
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" My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable. "
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" Tackling childhood obesity is key. "
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" Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider. "
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