52 Jess Phillips Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jess Phillips

British Politician

Born: Oct 9, 1981

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I don't know how all of my friends vote; it doesn't come up. But it would be a lie to say that I don't surround myself with people who have a similar moral code to mine. Jess Phillips

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I've carried witty banners against laws that would curtail my freedoms. Jess Phillips

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I do find it funny, actually, why I'm not more of a Corbyn fan. I am a classic Corbyn fan, really. Not so much on the foreign policy, but I'm leftwing, pro-immigration, pro-welfare spending, there's very little that we wouldn't agree on. Jess Phillips

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I think power will do anything to survive and one of its main techniques is the rule of exceptions. So it makes an exception out of people and we worship them, whether that's Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. These people become beatified beyond recognition. Jess Phillips

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I have felt the force of what governments can do. I remember my elder son being in the first cohort of kids who got a free nursery place, I remember the palliative care my mother got at home as I watched her die. Jess Phillips

I'm stunned at the amount of young women who get in touch with me every single day, trying to become somebody like me. As a teenager, I would never have done that. And I was someone who was interested in politics. But I wouldn't have emailed the local MP. Jess Phillips

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I don't think Jeremy Corbyn hates women - I don't think Jeremy hates anyone. Spend even one minute with him and you would want to take him down to the pub and sink a pint of mild with the man. However, in the hard left of British politics lurks a gruesome misogyny. Jess Phillips

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I've never bent the knee to anyone in my life. Jess Phillips

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As a mother, I want the very best for my children. As a politician, I want what is best for all children. Jess Phillips

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I have not always behaved well. I can admit that. I get things wrong, I learn. Jess Phillips

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I enjoy taking people on on Twitter, because often I'm cleverer and funnier. Jess Phillips

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For me socialism has never been an intellectual pursuit. It comes from my upbringing and experience. Jess Phillips

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Every time I speak up about anything to do with women or ethnic minorities, hundreds of messages pour in to attempt to silence or frighten me. Jess Phillips

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I'm the kind of leader who would try to have honest and difficult conversations. Jess Phillips

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For a party of the left to win, people have to have believe that government, the state, can be on their side. When I was a young mother, Sure Start and tax credits weren't just a financial lifeline, they represented hope. Jess Phillips

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Political books are so often written from the perspective of the politicians, not from the point of view of the people. Jess Phillips

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In the world of fiction, politics usually appears considerably more exciting than it is. Jess Phillips

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My mum was always extremely political. I have fond memories of making signs as a child for the nuclear disarmament protests at Greenham Common, or helping her bake cakes for them. Jess Phillips

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We've all got to discover the courage to ask the difficult questions about the future of our party and the future of the working-class communities who need a Labour government. Jess Phillips

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