--- title: "9 Labour Members Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Labour Members quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Labour Members sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/clive-lewis-5613_antisemitism_most-labour-members-are-genuine-anti-rac_650474.jpg" --- > [Most Labour members are genuine anti-racists who oppose antisemitism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-lewis/most-labour-members-are-genuine-anti-racists-who-oppose-antisemitism/) [Clive Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/clive-lewis-5613_antisemitism_most-labour-members-are-genuine-anti-rac_650474.jpg) > [The vast majority of Labour members are decent people, but I think there is a small number of anti-Semites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-streeting/the-vast-majority-of-labour-members-are-decent-people-but-i-think/) [Wes Streeting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-streeting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/wes-streeting-4857_decent-people_the-vast-majority-of-labour-members-are_413607.jpg) > [Though I never shout at Labour Members or insult them, I can never understand the psychology of some of our men who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neville-chamberlain/though-i-never-shout-at-labour-members-or-insult-them-i-can-never/) [Neville Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neville-chamberlain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/neville-chamberlain-22527_i-can_though-i-never-shout-at-labour-members-o_1669204.jpg) > [A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-jouhaux/a-convention-was-drawn-up-on-june-17-1925-in-which-the-principle-of/) [Leon Jouhaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-jouhaux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c6/leon-jouhaux-32381_conventions_a-convention-was-drawn-up-on-june-17-192_116113.jpg) > [I've had the honour of being elected as a Labour councillor, MP and mayor, thanks to the hard work of Labour members,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/i-ve-had-the-honour-of-being-elected-as-a-labour-councillor-mp-and/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/sadiq-khan-3603_believe_i-ve-had-the-honour-of-being-elected-as_2699363.jpg) > [I was elected leader of our party, for a new kind of politics, by 60% of Labour members and supporters. The need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-streeting/i-was-elected-leader-of-our-party-for-a-new-kind-of-politics-by-60-of/) [Wes Streeting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-streeting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/wes-streeting-4857_approach_i-was-elected-leader-of-our-party-for-a_1213578.jpg) > [I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60% of Labour members and supporters, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-corbyn/i-was-democratically-elected-leader-of-our-party-for-a-new-kind-of/) [Jeremy Corbyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-corbyn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/jeremy-corbyn-3212_betray_i-was-democratically-elected-leader-of-o_1801502.jpg) > [I do not desire to give myself any fresh political label. Though the formation of the Union of Democratic Control it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ponsonby-1st-baron-ponsonby-of-shulbrede/i-do-not-desire-to-give-myself-any-fresh-political-label-though-the/) [Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ponsonby-1st-baron-ponsonby-of-shulbrede/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/709/arthur-ponsonby-1st-baron-pons_associates_i-do-not-desire-to-give-myself-any-fresh_2521346.jpg) > [Are Labour members inherently bigoted against women, unable to objectively assess political attributes beyond the gender prism? This accusation seems particularly ludicrous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-fox/are-labour-members-inherently-bigoted-against-women-unable-to/) [Claire Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/claire-fox-5598_gender_are-labour-members-inherently-bigoted-ag_1522594.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labour-members/#itemlist", "name": "Labour Members Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most Labour members are genuine anti-racists who oppose antisemitism.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clive Lewis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-lewis/most-labour-members-are-genuine-anti-racists-who-oppose-antisemitism/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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