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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Aina Khan

Black Britons fear for Diane Abbott after a millionaire’s call for violence

Diane Abbott, 70, has faced racist abuse throughout her political career [File: Beresford Hodge/Reuters]

London, United Kingdom – Natasha Shotunde, a British barrister, was born two years after Diane Abbott was elected as the first Black female member of parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington in 1987.

It is a seat the 70-year-old, affectionally called “Auntie Di” in the Black British community, still holds today.

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