Quotes by Mps Members of the public would be forgiven for thinking that it is MPs who are lazy and that it is parliament that is failing to provide good value for money. Margaret Hodge mpslazythinking I do love the idea of being able to take an MP to court for lying. There are ways and means of taking an MP to court just now, but it is very difficult. Mark Thomas mpsmeanlying Being an MP feeds your vanity and starves your self- respect. Matthew Parris mpsvanityself Any MP has to have a proper family life, they have to have support of their partner. Michel Martelly mpspartnerssupport Bangalore needs a honest, passionate and hard-working MP, and I will be that MP. Nandan Nilekani mpshard-workneeds If we have to build the nation we have to start from the villages. I will present a complete blueprint of "Sānsad Adharsh Grām Yojana" where each MP, must establish model villages in their constituencies. Narendra Modi mpsvillageindia Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is not a scheme that can be run by money. This scheme has to run with people's participation under the guidance of the MPs. Narendra Modi mpsmotivationrunning Whatever position we may rise to, be it of MP, CM or PM, nothing can teach us the way villages can. Narendra Modi mpspmsmotivation The MPs are not adopting villages; it's the villages that are adopting the MPs. Narendra Modi mpsempowermentindia It is my saddest day as an MP when my party brings in a bill which I'm fundamentally opposed to. I'm very sad my party has brought this in without any democratic mandate. Peter Bone mpsgayparty Maybe I was naive, but I thought the whole point of being an MP was to scrutinise legislation and improve it. Sarah Wollaston mpslegislationwhole Whether an MP is a woman or a man, it's about the qualities of the individual in doing that job. Theresa May mpsjobsmen People feel that they're being required to meet all sorts of regulations and rules and requirements in their areas of work and MPs are not imposing those sort of restrictions on themselves. Theresa May mpsregulationpeople Making money isn't something to be ashamed of. There's a feeling now that if you have money you must have got it by some kind of shady dealing or being an MP. Terry Pratchett mpskindfeelings An MP is the only job where you have 70,000 employers, and only one employee. Tony Benn mpsemployersjobs Sovereignty rests with me as an English MP and that's the way it will stay. Tony Blair sovereigntympsway Quite apart from the problem of the vote, it's bad for the image of Parliament that people take the trouble to come up and are not allowed to see their MP. Vince Cable mpsvotepeople I'm a Conservative, but I talk for the ordinary working classes. I get on with the boys at the pub, but I can also mix with Prince Andrew. I understand both levels. The toffs haven't lived in council estates; they've just known big mansions. How can they understand how the postman feels? I would never say no to becoming an MP. Vinnie Jones mpsclassboys When in that House MPs divide/If they've a brain and cerebellum, too/They've got to leave that brain outside/And vote just as their leaders tell 'em to. W. S. Gilbert mpsleaderhouse Our people need Labour party members, trade unionists and MPs to unite. As leader it is my continued commitment to dedicate our party's activity to that goal. Wes Streeting mpspartycommitment«12
