Country Quote by Cathy Newman

If we are going to have a bicameral parliament, I think there should always be a reserved place for people whose background and experience…

— Neil Kinnock

Parliaments are the great lie of our time.

— Konstantin Pobedonostsev

When you first come into Parliament, it's a daunting place because you feel you've so much to learn. Once you've been re-elected, you feel…

— Theresa May

Our nation needs protection against complete dominance of Parliament by one party, which could allow a tiny number of people to control everything.

— Pritam Singh

I think the whole way that Parliament works in Westminster needs a damn good shake up and I want to be part of that.

— Heidi Allen

At times of constitutional uncertainty and social division, parliament needs a greater, not a lesser role, in defining our future.

— Clive Lewis

There's much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local…

— Theresa May

Parliament was an institution of enormous standing when I was aspiring to go in. It isn't now.

— Ann Widdecombe

A power of recall that depended solely on the electorate and was not subject to unnecessary hurdles of Parliamentary procedures would show trust in…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

Over the centuries, the country has looked on as Parliament has faced historic decisions. Even in the most challenging of times, we have pulled…

— Andrea Leadsom

People have become disillusioned with Parliament, and that threatens democracy.

— John Rhys-Davies

Today, parliaments are more important because of the need of legitimacy, of the popular legitimacy, of public opinion legitimacy of politics. Parliaments are, at…

— Enrico Letta