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“I want a nicer politics.”
“It's hate we've got to take out of politics.”
“Lancashire is where I spend my weekends. I love going home.”
“You know, the fact is that if we haven't got democracy, we have dictatorship. That is never the answer.”
“Speaker Pelosi is very political, but I haven't got the same power... Not saying I would refuse it. In fact, it's very tempting to be able to give me that political power as well. But what I promised was to be impartial. It's my impartiality that I have to protect.”
“Passionate people watch rugby league, we've just got to expand the passion and the numbers.”
“If you're going to try and make my life difficult, I will make your life difficult!”
“We believe in the democratic process.”
“Petrol companies once known for exploration should now be under the spotlight for their exploitation. And we should be willing to demonstrate resoundingly that we will not be held to ransom by fat-cat fuel barons.”
“I want to make sure that I do my public service right and it's the ethos that I inherited from him to look after people, to serve people and do my best for the community that I represent. I learnt a lot from my father.”
“I'm a person who enjoys history, and history is very important to us - very very important it's about making judgement on history. It's about telling the right stories in history.”
“What we can't allow is for thugs out there, wherever they come from, to try to stop democracy taking place.”
“I have lost my dad, my inspiration and the country has lost a truly dedicated parliamentarian.”
“People reflect how we treat each other - and that's why I want us to have a nicer politics within the House.”
“Whoever the candidate is, whatever the election, you should be freely able to walk down the street without harassment, without intimidation.”
“We had MPs threatened, intimidated - I've never seen anything as bad.”
“You never take the electorate for granted.”
“Sir David Amess was a regular in our office. Not because, like many members of parliament, he wanted to secure a debate or ask for something, but because he genuinely liked a gossip and a chat with my staff.”
“At the end of the day, I want to make sure everyone feels supported and has somewhere to turn - and to make this House not only a safe and inclusive workplace, but a model for other legislatures.”
“I take inspiration from others.”