Of course we want jobs in this country, of course we want people working in this country, what is a problem is if they decide to domicile their company somewhere else in order to pay tax at somebody else's tax rate, and that ends up underfunding our public services.

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Legal aid... is fundamental to giving everybody in this country access to justice.

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justice giving country

Many people in my constituency come to see me absolutely distraught at the prospect of losing their private rented flat because of the imposition of a housing benefit cut. Social cleansing is going on in all of central London because of the benefit cap. That is a disgraceful situation.

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london cutting people

The people of Aleppo have suffered like no one else for so long. There has to be a political solution.

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political long people

Letting agencies are unregulated. They charge a search fee, which in some cases can run into several hundred pounds, but the search consists of no more than checking through a computer database to see whether they have any properties for that person.

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databases agency running

If every human rights atrocity is described as a Holocaust,[Adolf] Hitler's attempted obliteration of the Jewish people is diminished or de-recognised in our history.

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holocaust rights people

I don't make personal abuse against anybody, I don't mind personal remarks.

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remarks abuse mind

Of course I want to be [prime minister].

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ministers prime want

If someone walked along any high street anywhere in London, and probably anywhere in the country, and looked into a letting agency, they would see a sign saying, 'No benefits here.' In other words, anyone in receipt of a state benefit is not allowed to apply for a private rented flat from that agent.

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saying-no agency country

When legal aid was first introduced in 1949, the late Arthur Skeffington said that the law at that time was like The Ritz, in that those who could afford to pay had access to it, while those who could not did not.

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law pay firsts

It is a ludicrous statistic plucked out of the air and used to justify a quite appalling attack on many of the poorest people in this country.

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air country people

Margaret [Hodge] is obviously entitled to do what she wishes to do. I would ask her to think for a moment, a Tory prime minister resigned, Britain's voted to leave the European Union, there are massive political issues to be addressed, is it really a good idea to start a big debate in the Labour Party when I was elected less than a year ago with a very large mandate not from MPs, I fully concede and understand that, but from the party members as a whole.

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party years thinking

I believe in a democracy and we live in a democracy. We have a titular head of state as the monarch but without political power.

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democracy political believe

I also recognise that the mandate was given by hundreds of thousands of ordinary people joining in the political process.

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joining-in political people

Of course I want to lead [Tory] party. Of course I want to lead this party in order to put forward an alternative and lead this party to win the election as soon as it comes.

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party winning order

We see constituents who are manifestly incapable of undertaking any normal work... Those whose applications for benefits are subsequently rejected go through a period of incredible stress, and some, sadly, take their lives during that time. Applicants who appeal usually win.

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benefits stress winning

I think the issue will come up after the election of the new Tory leader. They may well decide to call an election. What the British people need now is stability. Stability to retain their jobs, stability to protect those working conditions, and we need a plan from this government now on how they're going to approach the negotiations for leaving the European Union before they invoke Article 50.

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government jobs thinking

Legal aid is fundamentally important in a democratic, civilised society.

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The common good is the aspiration of all of us.

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We need to be very careful. Democracy is the issue, and democracy ought to be the means by which we decide these issues, rather than secret negotiations resulting in a fait accompli being presented to us.

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Heads and hearts are connected.

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