London, United Kingdom. 31st January 2015 -- MP for Hackney and long-serving Labour politician Diane Abbott spoke powerfully at the Student Assembly Against Austerity's National Convention, stating: "Austerity is a vicious attempt to widen inequality". -- The Student Assembly Against Austerity held their National Convention at SOAS in London. Keynote speakers were Hackney MP Diane Abbott, Green Party leader Natalie Bennett MP, and Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn. Workshop sessions also followed. Students Against Austerity hold National Convention at SOAS in London