Political Quotes

Bridget Phillipson

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  1. Next time you see me, I’ll be wearing a T-shirt saying ‘Spiteful Class Warrior’. Because if being a spiteful class warrior means lifting half a million children out of poverty, then I’ll be wearing that T-shirt with pride.2 sources2026theguardian.com
  2. Nigel Farage cannot dodge them for ever. He needs to stop making excuses and come clean with the public.2 sources2026theguardian.com
Aug 21, 2026

We’ve had pretty despicable things that the likes of Robert Jenrick have said in the past on his visit to Birmingham.

independent.co.uk
Aug 21, 2026

And what unites them is a desire to take our country backwards.

independent.co.uk
Aug 21, 2026

For some of them, I guess they think I should just get back in my box.

independent.co.uk
Aug 21, 2026

I’m profoundly worried about what we’re seeing in terms of misogyny across society.

independent.co.uk
Aug 21, 2026

I worry about our daughters. I worry about the kind of world that they’re growing up into.

independent.co.uk
Aug 21, 2026

I think it is fundamentally racist because I don’t think he would say that about any other group.

independent.co.uk
Aug 21, 2026

Things that not very long ago felt totally unacceptable are becoming normal.

independent.co.uk
Aug 21, 2026

When she had her say, I just kind of said that people would find her out for who she really was.

independent.co.uk
Aug 20, 2026

There is a real sense of energy and hope and purpose.

theguardian.com
Aug 20, 2026

We were elected with a five-year mandate in 2024, and I see no reason that we would depart from that.

theguardian.com
Aug 20, 2026

I worry that we are at kind of a ground zero in terms of attitudes around violence against women and girls.

theguardian.com
Aug 20, 2026

Having public consent for migration and having a system that is fair is absolutely essential.

theguardian.com
Aug 20, 2026

We’ve seen some pretty shocking failings in terms of the police response over decades and sadly we’re not seeing the progress that we should in terms of how the police will often respond to this.

theguardian.com
Aug 19, 2026

He needs to stop making excuses and come clean with the public.

thenational.scot
Aug 18, 2026

These are the latest allegations in a mountain of unanswered questions concerning Reform’s donors and finances. Nigel Farage cannot dodge them forever. He needs to stop making excuses and come clean with the public.

thenational.scot
Aug 18, 2026

Nigel Farage cannot dodge them for ever. He needs to stop making excuses and come clean with the public.

theguardian.com
Aug 18, 2026

In light of these allegations, I would urge the commission to investigate:

theguardian.com
Aug 14, 2026

Let’s be clear: this is no victory for Nigel Farage. The mountain of sleaze and scandal he and Reform are now engulfed in has grown and grown while he’s been trying to distract the public by fighting a by-election against a bin.

independent.co.uk
Aug 14, 2026

It’s time to stop the excuses and desperate distractions and finally come clean with the public. If Farage has nothing to hide, he surely would have done so by now.

thenational.scot
Aug 14, 2026

Farage may succeed in his run-off against a bin, but he can’t run from the truth forever.

thenational.scot
Aug 14, 2026

Nigel Farage spent 38 days fighting a bin in his most desperate attempt yet to deflect attention from the sleaze and scandals engulfing him and his party.

thenational.scot
Aug 14, 2026

This is a really troubling situation that we're seeing, both the extremes of heat that we're increasingly seeing in the summer, but also the extremes of cold that we're seeing in the winter.

thenational.scot
Aug 14, 2026

There’s no hiding place now and Nigel Farage needs to answer to the public as to exactly what’s going on.

theguardian.com
Aug 3, 2026

Farage has desperately tried to distract from his catalogue of scandals. But the embattled Reform leader has run out of road and must come clean with the public.

theguardian.com

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