Quotes by Mps Jeremy Corbyn couldn't have won without Labour changing its leadership election rules in 2014, but which more importantly got rid of the electoral college that had given MPs a third of the say over who leads the party. That's why Diane Abbott came last when she ran for leader in 2010, even though in the absolute number of votes she came third out of five. It's one of those wonderful historical ironies that the change to the rules was a victory for the Labour right, the result of a push back against the unions who had been asserting themselves more forcefully within the party. Alex Nunns mps party college We have decreased the salaries of everybody who partakes in politics, from the president to the prime minister to the MPs [members of Parliament]. We have cut expenditures that have to do with parliament. Everybody knows we are serious. Antonis Samaras mps cutting president The dreadful truth is that when people come to see their MP, they have run out of better ideas. Boris Johnson mps running ideas Vicars, MPS and lawyers were amont those who considered me to be the best hostess in London. Cynthia Payne mps lawyer london I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister. David Blunkett mps hypnosis cities Who could be luckier than to be paid fairly well, which to be honest MPs are, for pursuing their hobby.? That's what politics is. David Penhaligon mps hobbies politics I foresee a Liberal vote so massive and the number of Liberal MPs so great that we shall hold the initiative in the new Parliament. David Steel mps vote numbers Being an MP is a good job, the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children -- clean, indoors and no heavy lifting. What could be nicer? Diane Abbott mps jobs children I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but I'm the only one who's questioned about it. Diane Abbott mps children school This is a proud day and an important step forward in the fight for equality in Britain. The overwhelming majority of Labour MPs supported this change to make sure marriage reflects the value we place on long-term, loving relationships whoever you love. Ed Miliband mps gay fighting Each day more coalition MPs in seats outside the South East come out against George Osborne's regional pay cut plans, and Vince Cable now claims they are dead. Frances O'Grady mps east cutting The only quality needed for an MP is the ability to write a good letter. Harold MacMillan mps political writing I knew how many MPs I had assigned to the brigade, how many military prison operations I would be running, but we needed to evaluate how many criminal prison operations we could support. Janis Karpinski mps military running When I was deputy chairman I could travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh without leaving Tory land. In a two-week period I covered every constituency in which we had an MP. There were 14. Now we have only one. We appear to have given up. Jeffrey Archer mps land two For me, to represent people who represent the future of Canada and the great challenges we will face over the coming decades - this is where I wanted to start. I'm a teacher; I'm a convenor; I'm a gatherer; I'm someone who reaches out to people and is deeply interested in what they have to say. And people see that I'm not faking it. I'm actually genuinely committed to this dialogue that we're opening up, and this understanding that needs to happen in order to be an effective MP. Justin Trudeau mps teacher order The problem is that many MPs never see the London that exists beyond the wine bars and brothels of Westminster. Ken Livingstone mps bars wine The next General Election isn't about electing yet another Labour or Tory MP to join the hundreds of other Labour or Tory MPs in London. It will be about electing a candidate who will put solving people's problems before scoring political points. Someone who will fight for the future of our communities here in Clwyd West. Llyr Huws Gruffydd mps fighting people Family law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying MPs, and I'm not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality. Louis de Bernieres mps giving-up law As a relatively young woman - I'm 33 - I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If and when I'm elected as an MP, I would face a choice: take my family with me to London each week or be apart for four, maybe five, nights a week. Lucy Powell mps night commitment In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal seats, the number of female MPs is likely to drop significantly. Lucy Powell mps trends numbers 12»
