Boris Johnson (1964) British politician, historian and journalist
Conservative Leadership Contest Hustings in Darlington https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1147103540827082754 (5 July 2019) <br class="br">2010s, 2019
“I put being a mother ahead of being a politician.”
Profile: Diane Abbott https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10276583 BBC News (5 January 2012) <br class="br">2010s, 2012
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