Diane Abbott MP on life before, during and after Westminster

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VIDEO: ‘I want to retire’

Diane Abbott says David Miliband “hugged his brother” Ed Miliband after the announcement that he had lost to him in the Labour leadership contest.

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Moment the Milibands found out

Diane Abbott warns against “anointing” Labour’s next leader, saying the party must show it has “moved on” from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

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Don’t anoint leader, says Abbott

Labor Party incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition challenger Tony Abbott were neck-and-neck ahead of the voting, which Gillard, Australia’s first female prime minister, had described a “cliffhanger.”

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Australians hit polls in tight PM race