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Quotes from politicians across 50+ legislatures worldwide
This proposal raises far more questions than it answers. People are rightly concerned about a project that has promised the earth, yet looks more far-fetched, more extravagant and harder to defend with every new revelation.
Every child experiencing poverty deserves support, regardless of their age.
Now we must build on that progress by increasing it to £40 a week for every eligible child, before progressively raising it to at least £55 by the end of this parliamentary term.
The Scottish Child Payment has already transformed lives and kept thousands of children out of poverty.
Child poverty is the result of political choices, and this Parliament has the power to make different ones.
I am disappointed and sorry we couldn’t achieve a better outcome at the recent Scottish election. I take my fair share of responsibility for that.
This government is tackling illegal working and ensuring unscrupulous employers are not exploiting vulnerable individuals and undercutting legitimate business.
The imminent threat from Russia is a Nato fiction to justify their complete capitulation to Trump’s demands for more military spending. The increase should not go ahead.
While we support them, we are also cracking down on those responsible.
These changes will give victims the freedom to leave abusive workplaces and rebuild their lives.
No victim of modern slavery should be trapped with an exploitative employer because of their immigration status.
I don’t think that this is anything like what happened with Windrush, where there were people who had citizenship but couldn’t prove it.
Like Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham is kicking defence spending into the long grass. I cannot tell you how urgent this is.
I think you could … [see] what kind of government they would be – authoritarian and using state power actually to pursue opponents is what they’ve effectively been threatening.
If you want a peace, you have to prepare for war. And I believe that strong countries don’t get attacked.
If Nigel Farage can’t handle difficult questions about his dodgy £5m, then he shouldn’t be a politician.
Absolutely not … Conservatives believe in free speech, where people are welcome to criticise us as much as they like.
