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I do not want to end up with an American style of politics, with us going out there beating our chest about our faith. Politics and religion - it is not that they do not have a lot in common, but if [religion] ends up being used in the political process, I think that is a bit unhealthy.
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I'm a Labour politician, but, you know, I can see decent Tories with good ideas.
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The 21st century will not be about the battle between capitalism and socialism but between the forces of progress and the forces of conservatism.
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I shall not rest until, once again, the destinies of our people and our party are joined together again in victory at the next general election Labour in its rightful place in government again.
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I will do what it takes to help Ed Miliband win general election.
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Any action taken will be against the terrorist network of Bin Laden.... As for the Taleban, they can surrender the terrorists or face the consequences - and again in any action the aim will be to eliminate their military hardware, cut off their finances, disrupt their supplies, target their troops, not civilians.
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There is nothing like waking up at six in the morning and changing a baby's nappy to bring you face to face with life's reality.
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A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.
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What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party.
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She was the people's princess and that is how she will stay, how she will remain in our hearts and our memories for ever.
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But the world is ever more interdependent. Stock markets and economies rise and fall together. Confidence is the key to prosperity. Insecurity spreads like contagion. So people crave stability and order.
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We can only protect liberty by making it relevant to the modern world.
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If people in the end think that you can't do something in a way which is acceptable then it won't fly. The only way you get anything like this done is if people think, 'I understand why it is being done.'
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My faith foundation works to bring about a greater respect and understanding between different faiths. We basically work with six popular religions in the world which are the three Abrahamic religions, Hinduism and Buddhism and Sikhism.
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I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists; or surrender power. It's your choice.
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We need to develop the new green industrial revolution that develops the new technologies that can confront and overcome the challenge of climate change; and that above all can show us not that we can avoid changing our behaviour but we can change it in a way that is environmentally sustainable.
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NATO's got a vital role to play. It's very important that we protect NATO.
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I'm one of these people that, once you have had your election and you have elected your candidate, let's see what actually happens.
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The British people are the boss.
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People know where I stand in the Labour party and what I believe in.
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No one is to blame for the breakdown in trust between politics, media and the public.
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Sovereignty rests with me as an English MP and that's the way it will stay.
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If you're living in a community that's become fragmented and left behind, there's not proper investment in it and so on, in the end, the answer is to make sure that we go and we help those communities, we educate the people properly, we build the necessary infrastructure of support for people.
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As so often before, on the courage and determination of British men and women, serving our country, the fate of many nations rests.