Political Quotes

Lucy Powell: What most people wanted to know was not what we thought about other political parties, but what were we doing? What were…

On the recordAugust 2, 2026
What most people wanted to know was not what we thought about other political parties, but what were we doing? What were we about?
Said by
Lucy Powell
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Critiquing Labour's focus on opposition parties.

Share

More from Lucy Powell

Jul 28, 2026

Working together, we will ensure the party continues to lead the way in campaigning, with the strongest ground operation in British politics as we prepare for the next general election.

bbc.co.uk
Jul 21, 2026

the money saved by scrapping the scheme was not an insignificant amount and would be reprioritised and redistributed in different ways

bbc.co.uk
Jul 21, 2026

Our manifesto did talk about the redistribution of power, it did talk about the rewiring of our country, it did talk about taking on some of those vested interests.

bbc.co.uk
Jul 28, 2026

Yes. I can't make any promises, but it needs looking at.

bbc.co.uk

Other voices in this conversation