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Diane Abbott declares she is ‘fit for work’ after she blamed diabetes for series of gaffes during the election campaign

Type 2 diabetes sufferer Ms Abbott insisted: 'Stress wasn’t an issue, my blood sugar level was'

GAFFE prone Diane Abbott declared herself “fighting fit” for work — with a quote from Enoch Powell.

Asked if she was a victim of racism during the General Election, she said: “I think politicians complaining about the media is like sailors complaining about the weather.”

 Diane Abbott claimed she was 'fighting fit'
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Diane Abbott claimed she was 'fighting fit'Credit: PA:Press Association

On her series of car-crash interviews, Type 2 diabetes sufferer Ms Abbott insisted: “Stress wasn’t an issue, my blood sugar level was.”

She added: “I am back to fighting ­fitness.”

 

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