“I think politicians complaining about the media is like sailors complaining about the weather.”

—  Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott: 'I'm back to fighting fitness' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40338820 BBC News (20 June 2017)
2010s, 2017

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