We will need to work hard to break the cynicism, talk straight and rebuild trust in politics. — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
The thing that worries me more than anything else is losing faith in the capacity of politics to change things. I don't… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
I'm really keen to see a Labour government because there are many things to be done, not least pursuing a sensible Brexit… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
The poorest still deserve help with life's basic necessities regardless of the quality of their government. — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
People who feel alienated have little trust in the institutions of our society. This adds to the wider sense of disaffection and… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
Decisions about whether industries or companies should be publicly or privately owned are for the governments of developing countries to make; but… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
We are looking at how you change the relationship between central and local government and how to use public resources to the… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
Getting money out of Whitehall and down to the town hall is also essential if we are going to address the crisis… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
People are yearning for a politics that tells it straight: that being in government is difficult, that there are tough decisions that… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
State-building can not be imposed. Its foundation must be a shared understanding between those who govern, and those who give their consent… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
Politics is a process, and there has to be a continual conversation between those who govern and those who give their consent… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
This is the new politics. Personal responsibility. Not leaving it to others. I am my planet's keeper. — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
We cannot comfort ourselves with the idea that young people will take a greater interest in our politics as they establish themselves… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
A politician can go out and speak for him or herself, but actually for the family it's difficult - although it does… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
In the 70s and 80s, Dad was 'the most hated politician in Britain'. When I started at Holland Park school, the papers… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
We will need to work hard to break the cynicism, talk straight and rebuild trust in politics. — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
And being in the EU has given Britain a stronger voice in the world. Britain leads in Europe, from trade to climate change, from… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
The Tories claim that they have changed. Their stance on foxhunting makes it absolutely clear that they haven't. They know the public doesn't agree… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
The problem is that the global arms trade is entirely free of international regulation. In a world in which the flow of consumer goods… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
When it comes to whether Britain should remain in the European Union, almost all political parties and traditions - Labour, the Greens, Liberal Democrats,… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
The thing that worries me more than anything else is losing faith in the capacity of politics to change things. I don't mean scepticism,… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
When it comes to jobs, investment, growth, security and our influence in the world we are clearly stronger in Europe. But we are also… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
In short, corruption destroys the 'deal' - the bargain - between the citizen and the state; and it harms the poorest most. — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
I spent 20 years working for the trade union movement before becoming a Labour MP. I'm proud to have done both jobs. — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
I'm really keen to see a Labour government because there are many things to be done, not least pursuing a sensible Brexit and not… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
All countries will feel the increasing effects of dangerous climate change and it is those least able to bear it who are already being… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
As each tree falls so does the earth's ability to heal itself and to adapt to the effects of our changing climate — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
