Future Quote by Clive Lewis

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

Having a parliament which looks more like the country it's supposed to represent might go some way to restoring trust.

— Cathy Newman

Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy areas now…

— Margaret Thatcher

Parliament has become so undermined it is almost unable to do the job that people expect of it. A glaring example is the budget…

— Sheila Fraser

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

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

— Walter Bagehot

We need to have a bigger and more significant role for national parliaments. There is not, in my view, a single European demos.

— David Cameron

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

The function of parliament is to hold the executive to account. We should never overlook the primacy of parliament.

— Betty Boothroyd

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and…

— Mario Monti

Changes to parliamentary procedure won't transform the lives of the people whom I represent. Decentralising, devolving decision-making and renewing civil society will.

— David Blunkett

It's not just parliament that requires radical modernisation. It's our democratic processes.

— David Blunkett