Mps Quotes

• I knew how many MPs I had assigned to the brigade, how many military prison operations I would be running, but we needed to evaluate how many criminal prison operations we could support.

  Janis Karpinski

  Running, Military, Support

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• Vicars, MPS and lawyers were amont those who considered me to be the best hostess in London.

  Cynthia Payne

  London, Lawyer, Host

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• I think a good MP is someone who cares for their community and becomes their champion, which is why I will make my home in any seat I am lucky enough to be selected for. Looks play no part in the equation, what matters is your ideas and connecting them to the electorate.

  Adam Rickitt

  Home, Thinking, What Matters

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• Jeremy Corbyn couldn't have won without Labour changing its leadership election rules in 2014, but which more importantly got rid of the electoral college that had given MPs a third of the say over who leads the party. That's why Diane Abbott came last when she ran for leader in 2010, even though in the absolute number of votes she came third out of five. It's one of those wonderful historical ironies that the change to the rules was a victory for the Labour right, the result of a push back against the unions who had been asserting themselves more forcefully within the party.

  Alex Nunns

  Party, College, Numbers

  Source: salvage.zone

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• Members of the public would be forgiven for thinking that it is MPs who are lazy and that it is parliament that is failing to provide good value for money.

  Margaret Hodge

  Thinking, Lazy, Would Be

  "MPs look lazy with short parliamentary hours, says Margaret Hodge" by Rajeev Syal, www.theguardian.com. April 21, 2013.

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• I think it is a simple statement of principle that in a democracy you should make your MPs work harder for your vote and try and get at least majority support in their local area, and that in a nutshell is what AV does.

  Nick Clegg

  Hard Work, Simple, Thinking

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• The problem is that many MPs never see the London that exists beyond the wine bars and brothels of Westminster.

  Ken Livingstone

  Wine, Bars, London

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• The duty of responsibility placed on any MP is one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed and I for one don't believe the Conservative Party would abuse that trust by selecting someone who did not have the goods to do the job, just for the sake of media coverage.

  Adam Rickitt

  Trust, Jobs, Party

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• In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal seats, the number of female MPs is likely to drop significantly.

  Lucy Powell

  Numbers, Trends, Cabinets

  "Despite Sarah Palin, the glass ceiling for women in politics remains" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. September 5, 2008.

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• Making money isn't something to be ashamed of. There's a feeling now that if you have money you must have got it by some kind of shady dealing or being an MP.

  Terry Pratchett

  Feelings, Kind, Making Money

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• For me, to represent people who represent the future of Canada and the great challenges we will face over the coming decades - this is where I wanted to start. I'm a teacher; I'm a convenor; I'm a gatherer; I'm someone who reaches out to people and is deeply interested in what they have to say. And people see that I'm not faking it. I'm actually genuinely committed to this dialogue that we're opening up, and this understanding that needs to happen in order to be an effective MP.

  Justin Trudeau

  Teacher, Order, Opening Up

  "Trudeau Wins Montreal Riding Nomination". www.cbc.ca. April 29, 2007.

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• Each day more coalition MPs in seats outside the South East come out against George Osborne's regional pay cut plans, and Vince Cable now claims they are dead.

  Frances O'Grady

  Cutting, East, Each Day

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• Being an MP feeds your vanity and starves your self- respect.

  Matthew Parris

  Vanity, Self, Self Respect

  1994 InTheTimes, 9 Feb.

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• As a relatively young woman - I'm 33 - I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If and when I'm elected as an MP, I would face a choice: take my family with me to London each week or be apart for four, maybe five, nights a week.

  Lucy Powell

  Commitment, Night, Ifs And

  "Despite Sarah Palin, the glass ceiling for women in politics remains" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. September 5, 2008.

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• Sovereignty rests with me as an English MP and that's the way it will stay.

  Tony Blair

  Way, Sovereignty

  The Scotsman, April 4, 1997.

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• Quite apart from the problem of the vote, it's bad for the image of Parliament that people take the trouble to come up and are not allowed to see their MP.

  Vince Cable

  People, Vote, Problem

  "Lib Dems and Galloway defend absences" by Matthew Tempest and Ros Taylor, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2005.

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• I'm a Conservative, but I talk for the ordinary working classes. I get on with the boys at the pub, but I can also mix with Prince Andrew. I understand both levels. The toffs haven't lived in council estates; they've just known big mansions. How can they understand how the postman feels? I would never say no to becoming an MP.

  Vinnie Jones

  Boys, Class, Ordinary

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm interested in art for all. I don't want it to be only the sons and daughters of Tory MPs who get to see my plays.

  Benedict Cumberbatch

  Daughter, Art, Son

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• Any MP has to have a proper family life, they have to have support of their partner.

  Michel Martelly

  Support, Partners, Family Life

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• Bangalore needs a honest, passionate and hard-working MP, and I will be that MP.

  Nandan Nilekani

  Hard Work, Needs, Passionate

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• It is my saddest day as an MP when my party brings in a bill which I'm fundamentally opposed to. I'm very sad my party has brought this in without any democratic mandate.

  Peter Bone

  Party, Gay, Bills

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• Strong views exist on both sides but I believe MPs voting for gay people being able to marry too, is a step forward for our country.

  David Cameron

  Country, Strong, Believe

  Twitter post from Feb 05, 2013

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• This is a proud day and an important step forward in the fight for equality in Britain. The overwhelming majority of Labour MPs supported this change to make sure marriage reflects the value we place on long-term, loving relationships whoever you love.

  Ed Miliband

  Fighting, Gay, Long

  "Gay marriage debate in quotes". www.theguardian.com. February 6, 2013.

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• People feel that they're being required to meet all sorts of regulations and rules and requirements in their areas of work and MPs are not imposing those sort of restrictions on themselves.

  Theresa May

  People, Regulation, Requirements

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The Conservative Party is not honouring the commitment to Lords reform and, as a result, part of our contract has now been broken. Clearly I cannot permit a situation where Conservative rebels can pick and choose the parts of the contract they like, while Liberal Democrat MPs are bound to the entire agreement.

  Nick Clegg

  Party, Commitment, Agreement

  "Coalition deadlock as Nick Clegg and David Cameron veto each other" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. August 6, 2012.

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