He has a lot of grand Tory friends while my friends are people from my own background. Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. Well, seven years and one question to be specific. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Instead it appears to be more and more common. Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to resign over interview blunder A wise and ancient Chinaman said Man who catch fly with chopstick, accomplish anything., Diane . Diane Abbott reveals illness and hits out at 'vicious' Tory campaign Or c**ts. 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The most recent reading of which was Sakis (as HH Munro given the way theyve run the alphabet) contributions of which that was one. Mens rea, the guilty mind, being irrelevant to the jurys deliberations in such circs. The former shadow home secretary stumbled over the . Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to quit the shadow cabinet by Jeremy Corbyn's chief of staff after an interview blunder that hit the headlines. BiG? Diane Abbott Biography - The Famous People We are no longer accepting comments on this article. George Gross, defending, said Abbott-Thompson could be suffering from a personality disorder or psychotic illness possibly caused by drug addiction in an earlier hearing. He went on in October to expose himself at Homerton Hospital. Cambridge graduate Abbott-Thompson had been tipped for a top job in the Foreign Office but he became hooked on crystal meth while stationed in Rome. The attitude then adopted is that whilst it may be plain that the miscreant is off his rocker, it is for the defence to raise it, whereupon, if there is medical evidence that he is indeed away with the faeries, there is what is known as a trial of issue a somewhat farcical proceeding in which the miscreant or defendant who, by definition cannot instruct his lawyers or challenge the evidence against him, is assessed by the jury as having done or not done the factual thing alleged against him. Diane Abbott's Son Faces Prison for Violently Assaulting Police and NHS Staff. Interestingly, until now, its the one thing thats got me the most positive response from black women locally. DA Well its no more a problem than it is for Ed Balls who actually went to a public school. And it sounds like the poor young guy has severe mental health issues so the temptation must be resisted and best wishes for a speedy, full recovery offered. Judge Aaronberg QC made an interim hospital order while psychiatric reports are prepared. Indeed his Mam looked like a mental case in the two mismatched shoes photo so it may be a family thing. View our online Press Pack. Something went wrong, please try again later. Hes married to Richard Harris ex-, not Dianne.. As the saying goes, the left think the right are evil, the right think the left are misguided, or words to that effect. Thats how racially aggravated charges usually work. On November 29 Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and asked to see a welfare officer. Its not my place to forgive what she did with him but if it was Id struggle. , updated Under the American system designed by the Brown govt the Sentencing Guidelines are quite specific: Britain's rock solid support for the Royal Family: With Charles' Coronation just four days way, a major poll LORD ASHCROFT: The monarchy has to change, but the King has time and goodwill on his side. Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter The court was told that most of the incidents relate to a time when Mr Abbott-Thompson was being treated for mental health issues. We must judge individuals by their behaviours and the content of their characters not by slapdash reference to political tribes, classes, races, or genders. Ms Abbott spoke about her son during a TV interview when she was running for the Labour leadership in 2010. He may be having problems, but he also is one. This is how it went: BRIAN READE Youve said that going to Cambridge University politicised you because you saw a lot of rich kids walking into Oxbridge at the expense of those from state schools. So why aren't we all talking about Diane Abbott's son? DA Because there isnt much else to criticise me for. Sarah Elliott, QC, defending, said the 28-year-old had been self-medicating due to mental health issues, revealing his mother had first taken him to a child psychologist as early as 13. Larry Elder keeps banging on about these issues, and about two things that keeps a young black person out of poverty and statistics are in ones favour: 1. dont get pregnant under 21 years of age 2. graduate from high school. How he came to be hired by the F.O. The Telegraph has now sensationally said that Abbott got lawyers involved to try and suppress this story: Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, on Tuesday night tried to prevent The Telegraphfrom publishing details of a court hearing at which her son was accused of assaulting a police officer. A person with a mental health record will be sectioned far more quickly than one without. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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Also for haranguing Finnish/Nordic NHS nurses for being too white and refusing their care. Diane Abbott was supposedly the one to make the 999 call relating to her son threatening her with a firearm. >More generally, it would be interesting to know why he left (/was recalled) from his FCO post in Rome. She was accused of hypocrisy, but claimed she had done a lot of work on how black boys underachieve in secondary schools. BR But you criticised Harriet Harman and Tony Blair for sending their kids to selective schools then you went and sent yours to a fee-paying one? Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to quit the shadow cabinet by Jeremy Corbyn's chief of staff after an interview blunder that hit the headlines. Thats to get your priorities and values upside down. Hope he gets better soon is really the only worthwhile comment here. And on November 7, he racially abused a nurse, assaulted her and smashed her glasses. Its pretty unlikely that his mother is responsible for (1); its even conceivable that her role in (2) is less disgusting than that of her co-conspirators. Im a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children. But he went on to carry out a terrifying series of attacks in various London hospitals, beating up a two nurses, a doctor, a therapist and five police officers. Oct. 8, 2019 1:42 PM PT. But recent trends to later fatherhood would tend to remove the S gene. Actually his LinkedIn page is a bit suspicious, in that with his past jobs he described what he did, whereas with his latest job it lt says nothing specific about what he does, its just a cut-and-paste job about the company (HewardMills). At an earlier hearing he pleaded guilty to 12 assaults, racially aggravated criminal damage, making threats and exposing himself. Michael and I dont socialise. STUNNING CHRISTMAS GIFT SETS AVAILABLE! Labour MP Diane Abbott has said sending her son to a 10,000-a-year private school instead of a comprehensive is "indefensible". He joined the Foreign Office in 2014 as part of its fast track diplomatic programme, and had been based in Rome, where he was working alongside the British Ambassador advising the British Consul and representatives of the British community in Italy about their rights post Brexit. You can go online and check. According to one source Meth sells for 200 per gramme as opposed to Cocaine and normal Amphetamine which are 40 and 5 per gramme respectively. The exception is Tim Worstall, who is truly the Ron Jeremy of blogging. Watching @worstall execute @richardjmurphy is like watching a very, very clever cat slowly killing at ataxic mouse. 22:00 BST 29 Jul 2020 Mr Abbott-Thompson, who previously worked at the Foreign Office, was charged with two counts of assaulting an officer as well as a public order offence. Ive seen loads of schizophrenics charged. Assault by beating of an emergency services worker December 23, 2019 Bevan Ward, Homerton Hospital assaulted a social therapist. She was an ambitious girl and very early on decided to work towards getting the best education that she could. Diane Abbott's son appears in court charged with 11 offences, including Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced and asked to see a member of staff he knew. On 4/28/2020 at 7:43 AM, hetrodoxly said: DIANE Abbott's son chased her with scissors and bit a cop in one of nine vicious attacks on emergency workers. If the lad has had a breakdown, how long before someone in The Guardian suggests that its a result of living in our horribly racist society? IE a person who had something of a genetic tendency to schizophrenia might not develop it, if they didnt hoover up industrial quantities of drugs, especially weed. Diane Abbott's diplomat son threatened her with scissors and attacked nine emergency workers when hooked on the drug crystal meth. Assuming that this is schizophrenia, for which this is about the right age, the FCO probably gently gave him the boot as he began to go off the rails. About 20 minutes ago I was reading that quote.. Having Jonathan Aitken as your stepfather cant help. He is also accused of racially aggravated criminal damage and exposure at the Homerton Hospital in east London. QUALITY BADGES IN A LOVELY GIFT BOX. Supermarkets pull THOUSANDS of Cadbury dessert products over food poisoning fears, The pioneering heart operation that only takes an hour and doesn't leave a scar is performed on first Briton. BR But why did you make that choice at all? But on the day when police took Abbott-Thompson from the Labour MPs home to nearby Homerton Hospital he attacked a second police officer and another man. Im not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but Im the only one whos questioned about it. 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Perhaps given his subsequent predilection for nibbling coppers and hospital staff, he may have planted his incisors into Her Majestys Ambassador rather than the Ferrero Rocher. According to a court report from the Daily Mail, James Abbott-Thompson was reported to the police by his mother after he allegedly chased her around her house armed with a pair of scissors whilst claiming that he had a firearm in his dressing gown pocket. The comments below have been moderated in advance. So probably said something about race when attacking. Now! People whove known me for years. Lawyers acting for the Labour front-bencher wrote to this newspaper after it approached her for comment. You need to resist the temptation of taking illicit drugs in the future., The comments below have not been moderated, By The former shadow home secretary stumbled over the . We are no longer accepting comments on this article. He was sent to an independent school, thereby sparing him the culture of the racism of low expectations of Black Britons that has been created by the Left dominated teaching unions in State schools. There comes a point in total war when its no longer about winning the right way, it becomes about winning, end of. The tennis legend debuts her new baby bump as she and husband Alexis Met Gala 2023 live: Rihanna finally arrives! 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James Abbott-Thompson may not have started out as a violent thug, but some flaw within his character from who knows where, sent him along the path to consume Meth and sadly for him hes forever going to be known in the future as that nutcase who bit police officers. DA When Im on my death bed I wont say I wish Id had the opportunity to do more for my career. A couple who split their time between Manhattan and Colorado were sentenced Tuesday to one month in prison each for conspiring to fix their daughter's college entrance . Abbott-Thompson threw punches and kicks at one mental health nurse after telling her: I will get you. A security guard who tried to protect her was punched and kicked in the head and hand. James Abbott-Thompson had a choice. DA Well it was intellectually indefensible. Its that kind of atavistic streak that we have. Kate Middleton's sister Pippa may be attending King Charles' coronation alongside their parents Michael and Support for the Sussexes slumps: Now only Prince Andrew is less popular than Harry and Meghan and just a RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What do we want? I learnt that the constabulary werent interested they had a deal with the uni that any such case that didnt involve harm to others should be dealt with by the uni health service. Currently youre being described as Labours token candidate, which, considering youve been an MP for well over twice as long as all the other leadership rivals, is an insult on many levels. Thats the answer to your question as far as decent folk are concerned but the Left in the media dont share our moral scruples, theyre just trading on them to spare one of their leaders and let the story die. DA Id done a lot of work on how black boys underachieve in secondary schools so I knew what a serious problem it was. Ms Abbott, 66, will become home secretary in charge of policing if Labour winsthe general election in a little over a weeks time. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories.
