Better Quote by Clive Lewis

The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.

— Nirmala Sitharaman

In a parliamentary democracy, it is the job of parliament to decide the law, not the government.

— Angela Rayner

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

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

— Betty Boothroyd

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

What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they are responsible.

— Michael Howard

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

On form of government, there should be checks and balances, and PM should be responsible to Parliament.

— Sushil Koirala

We can and must support our MPs in doing the job they will be elected to do: to hold the government to account in…

— Gina Miller

That a Parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an entity which by its very nature cannot do work,…

— Thomas Carlyle

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

— Diane Abbott

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

— Walter Bagehot