Emily Thornberry

Politician

United Kingdom

1960 - Present

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People like to think about MPs in very crass terms: you're either an uber-loyalist babe, or you're a rebel. There isn't any grown-up room to be thoughtful. There isn't space in public debate for that.
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Given that GPs are essentially a private part of our health care system, providing services independently of the rest of the health service, NHS England is supposed to take a strategic approach to co-ordinating GP practices.
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I don't think we should be undermining our democracy.
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All the evidence shows that establishing the habit of voting as early as possible is a vital tool in making sure that it's maintained throughout people's lives.
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Labour is fundamentally a Remain party but it is in our interests to negotiate as good a deal as possible.
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A scam is a scam. A fraud is a fraud. Different rules don't apply in the City than they do for you and me.
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To give him his credit, I never thought I'd say this, but Donald Trump was talking about the importance of investing in jobs and infrastructure and in the economies across the country, not just the main cities, and that's right.
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The financial elite do not need special laws for themselves. This is one nation and there is one criminal law.
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I wear the chips that I have on my shoulder with pride.
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When one party is really unpopular, like the Conservatives in 1997, AV can really skew the result disproportionately against them.
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