Diane Abbott MP Official portrait, 2017 Shadow Home Secretary In office 6 October 2016 - 5 April 2020[a] Leader Jeremy Corbyn Preceded by Andy Burnham Succeeded by Nick Thomas-Symonds Shadow Secretary of State for Health In office 27 June 2016 - 6 October 2016 Leader Jeremy Corbyn Preceded by Heidi Alexander Succeeded by Jonathan Ashworth The senior Labour politician, who was the first ever. And on November 29 he assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office, where he was employed until leaving that summer to do consultancy work. Abbott-Thompson is the son of Ms Abbott and Ghanaian architect Richard Thompson, who divorced a year after his birth. , To paraphrase Trotsky (real name Lev Bronstein): You may not be interested in Identity Politics, but Identity Politics is interested in you.. Some single parents, as in your position do indeed do wonders and are to be commended for the job they do. I imagine its to do with duffing up a chaps property because you dislike his race. Diane Abbott's Son Evades Prison Time Despite Pleading Guilty To 15 Serious Offences - YouTube 0:00 / 9:22 Diane Abbott's Son Evades Prison Time Despite Pleading Guilty To 15 Serious. Abbott-Thompson punched and spat in the face of one officer and tried to hit a second, biting his left thumb. He was further charged with an offence under Section 4 of the Public Order Act. Rebecca Camber Chief Crime Correspondent For The Daily Mail She has previously expressed her concern in parliament over assaults on police officers and other emergency workers and complained that for too long police victims of violence have felt like second-class victims. He also faces one count of exposure on a hospital ward. latest news, feel-good stories, analysis and more, Top Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov seriously ill from suspected poisoning, School bus carrying 40 children plunges into creek in French Alps, Investigation launched after man, 37, found dead inside car by cemetery, Man had sex with wife over bollard erected by neighbour during parking row, How bad are the pics?: Messages reveal Hancocks battle to salvage career, Do not sell or share my personal information. He is the undisputed King of the Internet Pedants and Lord of the Unnecessary Snark. 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.A socialist member of the Labour Party, she served in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Home Secretary from 2016 to 2020. Diane Abbott's History Of Gaffes. The terrified Labour MP begged police for help as James Abbott-Thompson, 28,. But Abbott said that the treatment was deeply stressful. Get married. George Gross, defending, told the court: The defendant proposes to indicate not guilty pleas.. Basically, Diane Abbot's (Britain's first black female Member of Parliament) son has developed drug-induced psychosis and has lost his high-flying career as a diplomat. The youngest developed schizophrenia around the age of 20 and it was put down to delayed affects of the malaria hed had when he was about 8. Although Im aware that correlation is not causation, I cant help but be aware that as fatherlessness has increased among Britains West Indian heritage community, so has criminality and the phenomena of young men taking their behavioural cues from those involved in street culture. He may be having problems, but he also is one. If this kid gives as an oppo to do to our enemiesthe foes of all decent humanitywhat they are trying daily to do to us then we should seize it with both hands and shake it like a Rottweiller. Speaking in a parliamentary. Was her performance in the campaign a result of ill health? marr[ied] in 1991. Diane Abbott Years past by & I was back in the UK, & I met up with my sons mother. But when stat-ioned in the British embassy in Rome, he is said to have become hooked on highly addictive stimulant crystal meth. Its basically an indeterminate sentence. Archived Media. James Abbott-Thompson had a choice. You and your offspring have been lucky, but there are a lot of children who are not. Asked if it felt like the most vicious general election campaign she had ever experienced, Abbott said yes and added that she was disappointed that May as a female leader would oversee it. or. Some of his attacks caused significant injuries including one on a security guard who had to have six months off work after Abbott-Thompson claimed to be HIV positive. Labour frontbencher reveals that type 2 diabetes forced her to take break and expresses disappointment at Theresa May for negative campaign. 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. But there is no excuse for the damage he has inflicted on his victims. Milord. The Tories need to explain why they singled me out. Poor bugger. In the United States as the welfare system prioritised single mothers, so grew the number of single mothers. Maybe the growth of Meth in the UK is down to the massive profits that can be made from producing and seling it. Jack Montgomery. My eyes!) Maybe he misheard that Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote. Plus, Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) will escape to the Abbott cabin. Diane Abbott stands to give her maiden speech and make history as the first black woman ever elected into the House of Commons. As I said Im libertarian on the subject of those who take drugs, but Meth is so nasty that it deserves to be restricted as much as possible. Even though I take the libertarian view that people should be free to get high if they wish but should be responsible about getting high, Meth does seem to cause immense problems with the users mental health. Its also interesting to speculate as to why Abbott-Thompson thought he could get away with not becoming addicted to a substance that has ruined the lives of many others? He also faces one count of exposure on a hospital ward. After arriving it was officers who found evidence of crystal meth use in Abbott-Thompsons room. So its quite possible that this troubled young Abbott is not psychotic but instead has one or more other afflictions as to which we may or may not sympathise in his apparent inability to handle them. Looks at higher rates of schizophrenia in black Afro Caribbean males and potential reasons. Diane Abbott's son was in court yesterday after being charged with a string of violent offences including allegedly beating up police, emergency workers and doctors as well as exposing himself in a hospital. Labour MP Diane Abbott has said sending her son to a 10,000-a-year private school instead of a comprehensive is "indefensible". A spokesman said: James Adam Abbott-Thompson, 28, was charged on Sunday 1 December with two counts of assault by beating of an emergency services worker. The beloved actress, of course, played Katherine Chancellor and passed away not long after the show's 40th anniversary, in May 2013, after a battle with COPD. The details of the letter are private and cannot be published. The alleged assaults are said to have taken place after Abbott-Thompson arrived at the Foreign Office building and asked to speak to someone, who was not present, the Mailonline reports. There comes a point in total war when its no longer about winning the right way, it becomes about winning, end of. People with type 2 diabetes using medication can be prone to hypos if they fail to eat food regularly, which can cause dizziness and confusion. Cest de la trs bonne dialectique conomique. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Disorder_Act_1998#Racially_or_religiously_aggravated_offences. Born to immigrant parents from Jamaica, Abbot became conscious of race-related bias as early as her school days. It was an extraordinary campaign. Abbott believes the sharp rise in support for Labour, including in seats in the Midlands and north of England, is a vindication of Jeremy Corbyns decision to back the government on Brexit when article 50 was triggered earlier this year and move the political conversation on to the impact of austerity. When I lived in Bucks my next door neighbours had been missionaries in Africa for years and their 2 sons had lived there as well. Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced and asked to see a member of staff he knew. 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. The high level of schizophrenia in black Caribbeans living in the UK probably reflects the interaction of multiple risk factors, many of which cluster in the black Caribbean community in the UK. Judge Aaronberg QC made an interim hospital order while psychiatric reports are prepared. https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Assault-definitive-guideline-Web.pdf I put it down to the weirdness of his parents, but then Im not qualified. She said she was talking about the overall negativity, but added she felt it was wrong how she had been targeted. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, on Tuesday night tried to prevent The Telegraph from publishing details of a court hearing at which her son was accused of assaulting a police officer. I can certainly go along with the idea that a family with a bad or violent father might be better off without him. In my experience, Ken, mens rea has never been a primary consideration of prosecutors. 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. See Photos. Diane Abbott's son had crystal meth delivered to her home when she was Shadow Home Secretary, a court heard yesterday. It was legitimate in a campaign to point out weaknesses in the oppositions front bench, the source said. She and her then-husband, Ghanaian architect David Thompson, divorced when James was a baby. However this doesnt really explain the charges to Mr Abbott, as others have pointed out if it was linked to schizophrenia of other mental illness it wouldnt be in the public interest to bring charges and also . Did he think he was invincible or had his charmed life as a Cambridge scholar and a diplomat made him arrogant? Thanks, an interesting read and obviously an under researched area and it looks like a combination of factors and would make uncomfortable reading in some quarters, especially the link to family separation: CONCLUSION But when told they were not present, he flew into a rage with workers who called the police when he refused to leave. At the age of just 27 he was working alongside the British Ambassador in Italy advising the British Consul and representatives of the British community in Italy about their rights post Brexit. Racism itself may contribute to social exclusion, increasing the vulnerability to schizophrenia. She seems to have always tried to do the best by her son, even when it has been to her disadvantage (she must have known that agreeing to send him to private school would undermine her political credibility, but she did it anyway). If he was just mental, hed have been quietly sectioned. Its amazing to comprehend what James Abbott-Thompson has thrown away by his own foolish actions. But in the parts of the country where they thought they were going to pick up seats, when it really comes down to it, whatever people were saying about immigrants, or Jeremy, or blah blah blah, basically people would rather cut off their right hand than vote Tory, she said. The cases I did were assault and abusive/threatening words (or some such nonsense). Sharon Newman (ne Collins) (anciennement : Abbott et McAvoy) est un personnage de fiction du feuilleton tlvis Les Feux de l'amour. She said she was ready to serve in Corbyns cabinet if asked to return, saying there were gaps for the leader to reach out to other wings of the party but said it was right to keep the current shadow cabinet in place. Youre right. All rights reserved. Of course, had a son of say Jacob Rees-Mogg behaved like this it would have been all over the papers and Beeb for months. people, the reason being that I was an absent father after my son was born, with the consent of the mother. Are you properly ashamed of yourselves yet? The terrified MP called police begging for help when James Abbott-Thompson began chasing her round her house with the scissors while claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown. He could have told those who were offering him Meth at the start of his Meth downfall that he was not interested and ingest something else instead. Why you can trust Sky News. Eh, I dont think theres much political juice in slamming Diane Abbotts lunatic son. So yes, our fight is with their ideas, not the person. THE son of Labour MP Diane Abbott appeared in court yesterday over an alleged string of attacks on NHS staff and cops. DIANE Abbott's son chased her with scissors and bit a cop in one of nine vicious attacks on emergency workers. Diane Abbott has accused the Conservative party of unleashing the most vicious and negative general election campaign in her memory, expressing her disappointment that a female prime minister. (2) While there seemed to be a decent chance that his mother would become Home Secretary he was accorded a disgraceful degree of privilege. Below psychosis there is then a hierarchy of conditions all the way down to undiagnosed, non-specific personality disorder, with things like Aspys, depression and PTSD (thats quite a biggie, actually) along the way. But that probably goes without saying, doesnt it? Dearieme: were the schizophrenics you were involved in already heavy users of cannabis? For more stories like this, check our news page. Diane Abbott's son had crystal meth delivered to her home when she was Shadow , a court heard yesterday. Your email address will not be published. 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. Long ago when I was the warden of a Hall of Residence my students reported to me that one of their number, whose dope smoking they had been happy to overlook, had dropped acid and had had to be restrained from trying to fly down a stairwell. I commend you for trying to take a compassionate view of this episode. 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? You cant expect a boy to be vicious till hes been to a good school, @Tom: And it sounds like the poor young guy has severe mental health issues. Lookup the home address, phone numbers, email address for this persons 001 (786) By the time his case is heard, his mother could be Home Secretary and would be in charge of the countrys police forces if Labour win the General Election. James. Abbott-Thompson, from Hackney, was bailed to appear at Wood Green crown court. 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. 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. Diane Abbott You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical. Fat_Cav LE . Without a genetic explanation I can only think of illegal drugs. Diane was a member of the Lansing Lady Lions Club and treasurer of the Lan Oak Park District . Its like the fantasy about Brexiters mobbing the streets or what-have-you. As a society we are getting better at reducing the stigma around mental illness but there is still a way to go. 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. Labour's Diane Abbott tells of 'racist and sexist' abuse Labour's shadow home secretary has described in graphic detail the "racist, sexist" abuse she has experienced. But she admitted that it had affected her performance in broadcast interviews branded a car crash in the midst of the gruelling seven-week campaign. Abbott argued the Tories had failed to understand what a Labour vote was. Working single mothers had less time to spend on their children and this allowed the children to take their cues from sources other than that from within the family. The two incidents are not connected but police would have been at full stretch at the time. James Abbott-Thompson, 28, was arrested. A few days later he beat up a doctor at Mile End Hospital, assaulted a female nurse at the Royal Free Hospital and hit out at another man. Plus, Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) will propose to Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters). The allegations made by his mother were not part of the case as she did not pursue charges. Although I can be as polemical and partisan as the next man, I thought in this case some balance was required. So, to be clear, the indictment would plead something like: Ahmed Smith-Scrote, on or about 19th August 2019, at Nelson Mandela Way, did poke on the snoot Kai Charburgundy-Osabanjo, and at the time of so doing, or immediately before so doing, was motivated in the said snoot-poking by hostility to Kai Charburgundy-Osabanjos race, namely Jedi. The 28-year-old faces nine charges of assault, a charge of of racially aggravated criminal damage and one of exposure over the past five months. Further study is needed on whether social cohesion and strong family support or other factors within the South Asian community confer a protective effect. It seems as if Ashley is doing her best to reform her scheming ex, and to bring the father and son back together. People on our side arent wired the same way. Police Batter And Abuse Pensioner With Alzheimers, The Rape of Britain The Family Business, Illegal Economic Leaches Set Fire To Napier Barracks. I cant recall if I saw insanity but my acquaintance with murder cases was limited, so that is perhaps unsurprising. Clicking Here Now: https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/our-social-media-links/, Islamic Girls School asks girls about menstruating habits if they fail to attend prayers, Trial hears how teachers in Telford failed to protect Grooming Gang victim. As the prime minister said, we wish her well with her health; no one knows more about the difficulties of diabetes than the prime minister., But the source said that criticisms of Abbott over terrorism policy were a matter of fact. Thank you for the background info on him. Diane Abbott was photographed wearing mismatched shoes on Dec. 12, 2019. 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. Revealed, the violent rampage of Diane Abbott's diplomat son He threatened her with scissors then attacked NINE medics and police while hooked on crystal meth 2020-04-23 - The terrified MP called police begging for help when James Abbott-Thompson began chasing her round her house with the scissors while claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown. Lead Correspondent | David Clews is the Lead Correspondent for UNN, with over 20 years of political/campaigning experience and a wealth of social media and communication skills David gets to the heart of what is really important to the real people of the UK. We're certain it was an emotional time for all . 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. Or perhaps he was really shit at his job, got sacked, and that revealed his nasty, slightly mental side. Elle est interprte par Heidi Mark partir du 27 juin 1994, puis Monica Potter, avant d'tre joue par Sharon Case depuis le 7 septembre 1994 . In a statement on Tuesday, Scotland Yard said: A man has been charged with assault following an incident at around 2.45pm Friday Nov 29 at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in King Charles Street, Westminster. Asked if she felt that it was worse because she was a black woman, Abbott replied: I wouldnt want to say that, but she claimed that the response was less frantic when male colleagues including Corbyn or the chancellor, Philip Hammond gave poor interviews. philip, Ken beat me to it, but my anecdotal experience supports his comment. From my understanding schizophrenia falls in to that category. The Beeb is, instead, running a story about John Major missing watching the UKs only Gold Medal in the Atlanta Olympics to watch cricket as if it was his duty to know in advance which medals we should win and fly 5000-odd miles to congratulate winners in person. Meth addiction is horrible. Officers who went to Diane Abbott's 1.2 million houses discovered traces of crystal meth usage in Abbott-room, Thompson's according to court documents. James Abbott-Thompson, 28, faced 11 charges including nine assaults. He had been arrested after being released from Homerton Hospital in East London on December 23, the court heard. There was an FOI ttempt to find out the details of why he was sacked, but it was refused. And on November 29 he assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office, where he was employed until leaving that summer to do consultancy work. Twas never gonna happen, because were dealing with two different tribes with different values and patterns of behaviour. My feeling is that schizophrenia is entirely genetic in origin, its just that drug taking pushes more people over the line so to speak. Eh? This won't be the last time in Diane's career that she will make history whilst staring the . And Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) will discover who bought Tucker's debt. 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. Not for me to speculate. Understanding of high rates of schizophrenia in some ethnic groups may be enhanced by an exploration of protective factors. Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced and asked to see a member of staff he knew. Theres probably some sort of inverted victimhood poker stretching from: White working class male with short hair: zero warnings. Late onset ones, if his early civil service career is anything to go by. He must wear an electronic tag and obey a curfew. I hope this guy can rebuild his life but it may be impossible, he might have done too much damage to his brain to be able to do that. Mar 24, 2020 By Tony Thompson Not only would he have faced the racism of low expectations from Leftist teachers, but he also might have come into contact with and followed some pretty nasty people as a consequence. 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. Just follow the success sequence: get the highest level of education that you can. And although I disagree with almost everything Diane Abbott says, I do feel bad for her. Pictured in 1992, Diane Abbott has always been an outspoken politician. Meth destroys people, someone of James Abbott-Thompsons background and education should have known that, yet still he said yes to it. Please do not use Fatherless as an excuse as a problem to his violent actions against See Photos. I cant deny however that there is an epidemic of fatherlessness in Britains West Indian heritage community and during my lifetime from primary school onward, where nearly all the West Indian kids had two parents, Ive seen fatherlessness become somewhat of the norm in this group in certain areas. Keep up to date with all of David & UNs work by linking up with us on our Social Media Channels by Clicking Here Now: https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/our-social-media-links/. But when told they were not present, he flew into a rage with workers who called the police when he refused to leave. Exactly what we dont need. The ongoing and sorry saga of the Islamification of the London Borough of Redbridge. Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers imply some major shockers in the land of Genoa City. Diane Abbott (Diane Salomon Abbott) See Photos. She said her brother had watched and listened to interviews, including when she stumbled over figures on a key policy on police funding when being grilled by LBCs Nick Ferrari, and got in touch with her. I dont really have a theory, clearly hes going a bit mental, and that may be associated with drug use (although I have no evidence at all of that, its just speculation). The grey area between being criminally responsible and being a total nutter is very large indeed. But he may be in . I appreciate the sentiments of those who want to differentiate between the travails of this poor wretch, and the political stance of his mother. Incidents include him attacking his mother at the family home, him attacking police officers at his place of work and him throwing hot custard over a doctor. Diane Abbott at the Labour Party's manifesto launch Hartley-Brewer then laid into the Labour politician's defence of Ms Abbott. It was literally fake news, she said, claiming that senior Conservatives kept randomly mentioning her in what felt like a deliberate targeting. He appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Monday and is next due to appear at the City of London magistrates court on Feb 7. 22:21 GMT 22 Apr 2020. Doesnt she have form for insisting Afro-Caribbean mothers are the best, willing to do more for their kids than white mothers. After working at the British Embassy in Rome he went on a secondment to a consultancy firm, which he has since left. The exception is Tim Worstall, who is truly the Ron Jeremy of blogging. He was released on bail and will appear back in front of the judge in February. In her first detailed comments on the controversy, she told BBC One's This Week programme: "Private schools prop up the class system in society. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We arranged to all meet up for a chin wig, after the meeting I complemented the mother Welfare families in the African-American community also may not imbue a work ethic in the children thereby hampering their chances in a society like America where a persons success is determined in large part by the effort they put into life. He has a long record of mental health problems, going back to childhood. One wonders if illegal drugs were involved. Abbott-Thompson, whose Left-wing mother came under fierce criticism for sending her only child to the private City of London School, joined the Foreign Office in 2014. In my experience neither the rozzers nor the CPS are, past a certain point of criminality, interested in making nice and humane and on this occasion, I do not criticise them for that (theres plenty else we can stick the boot into the bastards for). Thats what the Left would have done if the Oxbridge-educated, privileged child of a non-Left celeb had treated NHS angels thus. Diane Abbott (Diane Julie Abbott) was born on 27 September, 1953 in Paddington, London, United Kingdom, is a British Labour politician. If median onset is typically in your twenties I can see that historically the disease could have a genetic basis. Abbott-Thompson had formerly enjoyed a meteoric rise within the Foreign Office after joining Diplomatic Fast Stream in 2014. I completely agree with you that JA-T dug his own grave by his own decisions. And on November 7, he racially abused a nurse, assaulted her and smashed her glasses. The last assault on a hospital worker is said to have taken place just two days before Christmas. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? There are Tory men shouting and jeering. 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. Clearly I was part of Lynton Crosbys grid, she said. As I said some single parents do a fabulous job but others not so. The first time I became aware that I was a target of a national campaign was when people in marginals in the north were WhatsApping me to say there were ad vans talking about me, with a picture of me and Jeremy on, she said. Also for haranguing Finnish/Nordic NHS nurses for being too white and refusing their care. James Abbott-Thompson son of former Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott. Indeed his Mam looked like a mental case in the two mismatched shoes photo so it may be a family thing. Hah! I saved myself from Royal life, Harry says & insists 'sharing's an act of service', Love Island's Olivia Hawkins breaks silence as she returns to the UK, Loose Women star lined up to be Strictly's first contestant in wheelchair, Coronation Street fans horrified as Amy Barlow is raped in disturbing scenes, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.