Hackney MP Diane Abbott sacked as shadow health minister
Move part of reshuffle by Labour leader Ed Miliband
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Hackney One Carnival brings splash of colour to grey Sunday
African drumming and glitzy costumes enliven a cold and rainy day
We won’t take steps to ban chicken shops near schools, says Hackney Council
Takeaway ‘ban’ proposal proves too much for council to stomach despite MP Diane Abbott’s warning over ‘proliferation of chicken shops’
‘Crisis of masculinity’ harming Britain, Hackney MP Diane Abbott warns
Shadow health minister calls for strengthening of family ties
High alert after Hackney named measles hotspot
Rates of diagnosis in borough three times higher than in any other London area
Hackney MP and residents speak out over £10m Thatcher funeral cost
In the wake of Hackney MP Diane Abbott’s criticism of the cost of tomorrow’s ceremony, the Citizen took to the streets to hear what locals have to say
Hackney politicians clash over ‘bedroom tax’
Over 4,500 Hackney residents could be affected by tax reforms
Horsemeat scandal hits poorest hardest says Hackney MP
Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott highlights impact on low-income households as meat health scare continues
History teaching in schools faces ‘whitewash’ warn Hackney politicians
Hackney MP Diane Abbott and Cllr Patrick Vernon sign open letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove to scrap National Curriculum reform
Hackney MP welcomes plan to tackle female genital mutilation
Shadow Public Health Minister Diane Abbott is among those supporting prosecutions for those who force girls to undergo female genital mutilation
Abb-solutely Chav-ulous!
Hackney North MP Diane Abbott accused of ‘political tourism’ by Venezuelan critics after she praises Hugo Chavez
Centerprise Bookshop seized by Hackney Council
CEO Emanuel Amevor says council ‘came like thieves in the night’. Diane Abbott MP expresses ‘disappointment’
Pioneering Shoreditch café Paper and Cup opens
Hackney MP Diane Abbott and Speaker of Hackney Jessica Webb attend opening of new Shoreditch eatery
Hackney Council’s tobacco investments back in the spotlight
Anti-smoking campaigners reject council’s defence of £10.5 million pension fund investments in tobacco stocks
Fares hike fuss mars Boris bus launch
As London Mayor launches his new prototype Routemaster, critics slam new bus as vanity project and poor value for money while transport fares rocket
The abortion counselling consultation is a con – which is why I pulled out
With a fact-free campaign, Tory MPs are attempting to bring the worst of the US abortion debate to British politics