David Lammy Articles

Lewis Baston profiles the candidates in Labour's London mayor candidate selection Diane Abbott has been member of parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987, when she became the first black woman ever elected to parliament. Before being elected she...

With Boris Johnson heading back to Westminster and no obvious Tory candidates having his metropolitan appeal, the Labour candidacy for the London mayoralty is a great prize. Sadiq Khan has secured for himself a significant number of early advantages. The shadow...

When is a hustings not a hustings? Well, when the only declared candidate for the office in question – the Labour nomination for mayor of London – hasn’t been invited, and the matter at hand is an entirely different election. That said, while Progress’ latest event in...

Monday 25 November, 6-7.30pm Grand Committee Room (off Westminster Hall), Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 0AA Diane Abbott MP Former shadow minister for public health and member of parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington Andrew Adonis Member of the House of...