53 Chuka Umunna Quotes for You to Enjoy

Chuka Umunna

British Politician

Born: Oct 17, 1978

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Related authors: Boris Johnson David Cameron Diane Abbott Jeremy Corbyn John Bercow Neil Kinnock Nigel Farage Theresa May

I have quite a different background from a lot of people in the Labour party - I'm of mixed heritage. Chuka Umunna

People Party Heritage Background Mixed Lot Labour Labour Party Quite Different

Excessive pay and rewards for failure are bad for shareholders, the economy and society. Chuka Umunna

Failure Pay Society Bad Excessive Shareholders Economy Rewards

More and more department stores are acting as the shop window for a range of retailers now, using space more efficiently to recreate the feel of the local market, creating new market opportunities for the small and the niche. Chuka Umunna

Opportunities Space Local Market Range Window More Small More And More Recreate Feel New Efficiently Department Department Stores Shop Shop Window Stores Creating Acting Using Niche Now

Shopping in the future can become an experience where conventional retailers can complement the success of online retailing. Government needs to work in partnership with the sector to help make this a reality. Chuka Umunna

Success Work Future Government Needs Experience Reality Shopping Become Complement Sector Online Retailing Make Partnership Where Conventional Help

Getting from A to B can be crucial for small-business owners, self-employed people and freelancers too, who often rely on trains and buses to get around, conduct business and meet clients. Chuka Umunna

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We need to see many more people starting businesses and becoming their own boss, but the squeezed middle exists as much within this group as in the population at large as rising costs are hitting small businesses - who after all are consumers too. Chuka Umunna

People Own Group Too See Rising Boss More Small Costs More People Small Businesses Consumers Within Becoming Exists Squeezed Hitting Middle After Much Who Businesses Large Many Population Starting Need

Some people welcome the flexibility of a zero-hours contract. But their growth is symptomatic of a wider issue - increasing job insecurity and falling living standards in David Cameron's Britain. Chuka Umunna

Welcome People Job Insecurity Some People Living Increasing Some David Issue Falling Cameron Contract Flexibility Standards Growth Wider Britain

We want to see more sources of alternative finance, from innovations in factoring such as MarketInvoice or in peer-to-peer lending such as Funding Circle which Labour local authorities are now using to support and invest in local businesses. Chuka Umunna

Finance Circle Local Innovations See More Invest Support Alternative Sources Labour Authorities Want Which Lending Businesses Using Now Funding

I've never bought the argument that people are apathetic about politics. Chuka Umunna

Politics People Argument About Never Bought Apathetic

We are a great country with huge potential. Chuka Umunna

Great Country Great Country Potential Huge

We will not try to out-Ukip Ukip. Labour is not going to offer false solutions, such as leaving Europe. Chuka Umunna

Try Will Solutions Leaving False Offer Labour Going Europe

Labour is the party of internationalism and openness. Chuka Umunna

Party Openness Labour Internationalism

When a Conservative government is presiding over unfair cuts to tax credits, chaos in the NHS and an unnecessary and ideological attack on trade union rights, it is natural that many in the Labour party should be sceptical of Tory talk on devolution - sceptical, even of government deals with Labour-led local authorities. Chuka Umunna

Government Rights Natural Conservative Party Unfair Conservative Government Local Chaos Unnecessary Tory Sceptical Attack Over Talk Ideological Trade Deals Trade Union Labour Authorities Labour Party Tax Cuts Should Union Many Even Credits

In an age of globalisation, investment and good jobs increasingly flow to cities and regions with distinctive strengths and specialisms. These cannot be built up from Whitehall. They require local expertise, knowledge and dedication. Chuka Umunna

Sometimes it requires national impetus to deliver real change. Chuka Umunna

Change Sometimes National Deliver Impetus Real Requires

Some will say it isn't the government's job to manage who people meet and interact with, but there is clearly a lot it can and should do. It should offer communities much more support to manage demographic and cultural change, including investment in public services and additional housing stock in our migration hotspots. Chuka Umunna

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Our differences needn't divide us, but unity takes work. Chuka Umunna

Work Differences Unity Our Divide Takes Us

I want to make sure that all GPs, not only in my constituency but across the U.K., help to raise awareness of the increased risk of prostate cancer in black men and have the knowledge to initiate these important conversations with the community. Chuka Umunna

Knowledge Cancer Black Men Important Community Awareness Increased Risk Only Prostate Make Sure Want Conversations Across Help Initiate Raise

Ignoring prostate cancer won't beat it. Chuka Umunna

Cancer Beat Prostate Ignoring

Believe it or not, we all share the same values in the Labour party, but there will always be differences of opinion on policy - that is in the nature of the broad-church political parties we have under our flawed first-past-the-post electoral system. Chuka Umunna

Green growth is one vehicle through which technology, globalisation and environmental challenges can be turned from obstacles to solutions for problems related to growth, jobs and competitiveness. Chuka Umunna

Environmental Technology Challenges Problems Related Jobs Solutions Through Vehicle Obstacles Globalisation Green Which Turned Growth Competitiveness

A prerequisite to the inclusive prosperity that will increase equality and reduce poverty is growth. This requires an innovative economy in which productive businesses, the state and citizens work together to create wealth and ensure that globalisation works for many more people. Chuka Umunna

Work Together People Equality Wealth Prosperity Will Poverty Inclusive Increase State Innovative Ensure Citizens More More People Economy Globalisation Reduce Which Work Together Create Requires Productive Businesses Many Works Prerequisite Growth

You cannot duck the difficult issues in the middle of an election campaign. Chuka Umunna

You Election Difficult Duck Issues Campaign Middle Cannot

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