Lucy Powell

Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothing, prices will continue to…

— Lucy Powell

In an era when party fundraising is badly tainted, dinners are a really good way of raising cash for campaigning. Lots of…

— Lucy Powell

As a relatively young woman - I'm 33 - I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If…

— Lucy Powell

Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the…

— Lucy Powell

We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting…

— Lucy Powell

You're wrong if you think young people don't deserve the vote.

— Lucy Powell

Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats…

— Lucy Powell

The economic and social decline of Zimbabwe is shocking and appalling. Life there is unrecognisable from that of the recent past. Each…

— Lucy Powell

For sure, the 'Obamania' that's fast taking hold reflects an incredible thirst for change in global politics and, dare I say, a…

— Lucy Powell

At times unpopular measures are needed in order to change behaviour.

— Lucy Powell

In the industrial revolution Britain led the world in advances that enabled mass production: trade exchanges, transportation, factory technology and new skills…

— Lucy Powell

It's estimated that by 2030 there will be virtually no unskilled jobs in the British economy.

— Lucy Powell

The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds.

— Lucy Powell

In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number…

— Lucy Powell

In these difficult times, when tough decisions are required, the differences between Labour and the Tories are becoming much clearer. One party…

— Lucy Powell

People in south Manchester overwhelming want to be able to recycle more than they currently can - especially cardboard and plastics -…

— Lucy Powell

It's become unfashionable to celebrate political achievement, and Labour achievement even less so. And it's positively uncouth to be proud of something…

— Lucy Powell

We in the Labour party owe it to the people we represent to make sure that we offer a choice at the…

— Lucy Powell

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote.

— Lucy Powell

The cost of motoring is a massive issue at the moment, there's no question. The price of petrol goes up every time…

— Lucy Powell

Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and…

— Lucy Powell

In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government.

— Lucy Powell

These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are suffering and getting left behind. If elected I…

— Lucy Powell

I will take a short time out from being in Parliament when the baby is born but I'll still be doing my…

— Lucy Powell

I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Miliband's leadership campaign commuting to London with a new baby so…

— Lucy Powell