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“At times of constitutional uncertainty and social division, parliament needs a greater, not a lesser role, in defining our future.”
“Most Labour members are genuine anti-racists who oppose antisemitism.”
“I couldn't watch 'BP' for a long time, until I started doing this job, because I knew in my heart that 'Blue Planet,' as beautiful as it was, at the end they would always have the human impact, and I struggled to watch it because I felt so powerless.”
“The U.K. government faces three choices to deal with carbon-heavy fossil fuels: force people to stop using them immediately; facilitate a rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy; or hope business-as-usual market forces solve our problem for us.”
“Ultimately, if BEIS fails in the historic tasks Theresa May has given it, we will all pay a heavy price.”
“Putting a credible form of Brexit to the people and offering Remain as an alternative will give Labour the chance to unite as a party.”
“Serving your country in the U.S. brings not just peer respect but also the chance to learn new skills and receive a college education. The U.K.'s armed forces offer a similar deal.”
“In the 1980s, Thatcher hacked away at our trade unions and abolished the Greater London Council.”
“Understandably, the electorate places great faith in the professional soldiers and strategists that run our military.”
“Chasing new runway capacity to cater to ever more frequent leisure flights by Britain's wealthiest households isn't just iniquitous - it's bad economic policy.”
“Europe has been the Tory party's kryptonite for decades, sapping it of strength at key moments.”
“I'm a democrat.”
“Ultimately, Boris Johnson and the political and financial support behind his Brexit project are probably the biggest threat to both British democracy and the post-war welfare state settlement we've faced in the post-war period.”
“Whether through the introduction of a Universal Basic Income, or through developing ways to ensure that the self-employed, entrepreneurs and fledgling start-up companies have the support they need to take chances and innovate, the £500bn investment programme proposed by Corbyn responds to the challenges we will inevitably have to face.”
“To describe 'Mutually Assured Destruction' as an 'insurance policy' would be comical if it wasn't such an appalling concept.”
“I know I have made mistakes, and I am grateful for those who both challenged me and gave me the space to grow.”
“The 2017 general election showed how quickly support can skyrocket.”
“I'm fed up with the top-down style of politics, where discussion in our party is stifled because of sectarianism and tribalism.”
“Frankly, I want to be in government with Caroline Lucas, not against her - and certainly not in permanent opposition.”
“The creation of millions of secure, well-paid jobs must be at the forefront of any Green Industrial Revolution.”