There was a time when a certain type of Tory could have been relied on to swing from the chandeliers in defence… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
It is my view that our response to the Brexit vote should not have been to turn in on ourselves. At a… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
The welfare state, which grew out of post-war solidarity, has for decades been based on the principle that those who pay into… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
Allowing young people to vote for the first time while they are still at school would allow them to engage with the… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
I've been in politics a long time and the only way you survive is by getting the hide of a rhino. — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
When the Tories came to power in 2010, the ground-breaking Equality Act had just become law. But the newly appointed Equalities Minister… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
It took LGBT activists 15 years to defeat section 28, but this is not a movement that's afraid of the long struggle.… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
The notion of women being written out of history is as old as the Bible, but it always seems more galling when it is… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
The Human Rights Act is not a terrorists' charter. It enables ordinary citizens to seek redress when the government breaches fundamental freedoms enshrined in… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
The Fraud Act 2006 makes it perfectly clear that Libor rigging is prosecutable as a criminal offence. — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
Given that GPs are essentially a private part of our health care system, providing services independently of the rest of the health service, NHS… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
It's often been said that politics in Islington, in many ways, begins and ends with housing, and it's not hard to see why. Despite… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
We have all these strong men in politics - whether it's Brazil, or the Philippines, or Trump, or Putin. They're all big men: it's… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
People don't seem to be safe inside Pentonville, and now it transpires inmates can escape. That is the final straw. If they don't have… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
White collar crime must be taken as seriously as any other crime. — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
The financial elite do not need special laws for themselves. This is one nation and there is one criminal law. — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
When one party is really unpopular, like the Conservatives in 1997, AV can really skew the result disproportionately against them. — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
All the evidence shows that establishing the habit of voting as early as possible is a vital tool in making sure that it's maintained… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
There was a time when a certain type of Tory could have been relied on to swing from the chandeliers in defence of the… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
