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I'm nothing to do with the Conservative Party; I'm not a member of the Conservative Party. I stopped being a member shortly after I stopped being a member of Parliament and I took up a career as a broadcaster.
Michael Portillo
Conservative
Party
Nothing
Conservative Party
Took
Broadcaster
Member
Parliament
Up
Stopped
Being
After
Career
I am confident that you brothers in parliament will champion the will of the people over that of the occupier.
Muqtada al Sadr
You
Champion
People
Will
Brothers
Parliament
Over
Occupier
Am
Confident
There's 2 million Palestinians that govern themselves. They have their own parliament, their own government, their own elections, their own tax system. I don't want to govern the Palestinians; no one does. They already govern themselves.
Naftali Bennett
Government
Own
System
Parliament
No-One
Does
Govern
Tax
Want
Tax System
Themselves
Elections
Million
Palestinians
One of the peculiarities of Delhi is that the term 'reform' is associated only with passing of laws in Parliament. In fact, the most important reforms are those needed, without new laws, at various level of the government, in work practices and procedures.
Narendra Modi
Work
Government
Important
Those
Delhi
Laws
Only
Various
Fact
Parliament
Term
New
Most
Practices
Without
Passing
Reform
Reforms
The Most Important
In Fact
Procedures
Level
Associated
Needed
If we are going to have a bicameral parliament, I think there should always be a reserved place for people whose background and experience are critical to the welfare of the nation.
Neil Kinnock
Experience
People
Welfare
Nation
Think
Background
Critical
Parliament
Always
Going
Place
Should
Reserved
Whose
Taxing people for having a spare bedroom and forcing them into rent arrears or the possibility of losing homes they have lived in for years has always been a cruel and heartless measure, and so it is good that the Scottish Parliament has been able to step in.
Nicola Sturgeon
Good
People
Losing
Forcing
Possibility
Has-Been
Able
Having
Parliament
Cruel
Step
Always
Rent
Bedroom
Been
Years
Scottish
Heartless
Spare
Them
Taxing
Measure
Lived
Homes
The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.
Nirmala Sitharaman
Work
Government
People
Parliament
Debates
Intention
Interest
Function
While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some of the victories throughout this embattled country.
Paul Gillmor
Constitution
Country
National
Our
Plentiful
Some
Throughout
Parliament
Democratic
Iraq
Reported
Just
While
Victories
Elections
Widely
Drafting
As far as our rulers in Brussels are concerned, Her Majesty can stand for the European Parliament and vote in the elections for it. She doesn't, but she could.
Peter Hitchens
Vote
Our
Rulers
Brussels
Could
Parliament
Majesty
She
Concerned
As Far As
Far
Elections
Stand
European
Her
From the time I was elected to parliament, I was not voting for the government. I was sure it did not have a chance to survive. From the beginning, I was one of the organizers of the Maidan.
Petro Poroshenko
Government
Time
Voting
Beginning
Parliament
Sure
Survive
Did
To Survive
Elected
Chance
For many years I have advocated 'redesigning Parliament' in a variety of ways - elect the Senate, do away with the 'confidence convention,' permit freer voting, strengthen the role of back benchers and committees, do away with ineffectual 'take note' debates, restructure question period, and so on.
Preston Manning
Confidence
Voting
Back
Ways
Variety
Restructure
Parliament
Take
Freer
Period
Permit
Years
Question
Debates
Role
Senate
Committees
Convention
Note
Elect
Many
Away
Strengthen
You don't have to be a political insider to know that Parliament, along with parts of the Government, has colluded in sabotaging Brexit.
Priti Patel
Government
You
Political
Insider
Parliament
Along
Know
Parts
Brexit
The public treasure has been duly applied to the uses to which it was appropriated by Parliament, and regular accounts have been annually laid before Parliament, of every article of expense.
Robert Walpole
Before
Every
Has-Been
Parliament
Been
Article
Accounts
Expense
Laid
Which
Public
Regular
Uses
Treasure
Applied
No expense has been incurred but what has been approved of and provided for by Parliament.
Robert Walpole
Incurred
Approved
Has-Been
Parliament
Been
Provided
Expense
What is so attractive about Uganda for missionaries is that they have free rein. They can go anywhere they please - schools, hospitals, the parliament.
Roger Ross Williams
Free
Please
About
Parliament
Hospitals
Missionaries
Schools
Attractive
Uganda
Go
Anywhere
Rein
Well it's not a matter for me to say what Llew Smith can or cannot do, he's an elected Member of Parliament.
Ron Davies
Me
Matter
Say
Member
Parliament
He
Well
Smith
Cannot
Elected
But let's be clear. We're talking about a country where there's no opposition. As leader he can ignore Parliament and - sorry that's Tony Blair isn't it? Um, so he doesn't even have to ask the country before he goes to war - sorry that's still Tony Blair.
Rory Bremner
War
Leader
Country
Sorry
Before
Tony Blair
About
Blair
Parliament
He
Clear
Talking
Still
Opposition
Um
Goes
Where
Ask
Ignore
Even
Tony
I believe in peace-building in any kind of platform, be it a political platform like Parliament or negotiations like peace-building negotiations.
Safak Pavey
Political
Believe
Negotiations
Kind
Parliament
Like
Any
Platform
The country's future is what you will make it. Make your local representatives in parliament and assembly more answerable. Ask for more transparency in use of public funds.
Smriti Irani
Future
You
Will
Country
Local
More
Parliament
Make
Answerable
Representatives
Public
Ask
Use
Your
Transparency
Assembly
Funds
If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.
Stephen Harper
Work
Government
You
People
Minority
Other
Parliament
Want
The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government.
Stephen Harper
Government
Obligation
Leader
Constitutional
Parliament
Merger
Make
Alternative
Sure
Opposition
Canadians
Did
Reason
Iranians launched their constitutional revolution in 1906 and established their parliament soon afterward.
Stephen Kinzer
Revolution
Constitutional
Parliament
Soon
Iranians
Established
Afterwards
Individuals have little opportunity to get elected to Parliament under the label of the government party... unless they are in good standing with the Prime Minister and pledged to be cooperative.
Stockwell Day
Government
Good
Opportunity
Party
Unless
Pledged
Minister
Parliament
Individuals
Prime
Prime Minister
Label
Get
Little
Elected
Standing
Cooperative
I know the rule. I know law. I know economics. I know parliament. That's an explosive combination.
Subramanian Swamy
Law
Economics
Rule
Parliament
Combination
Know
Explosive
We have to pick up people's issues within and outside Parliament and give a voice to their pain and problems and come across as a party which understands this.
Sushma Swaraj
People
Problems
Party
Pain
Give
Voice
Parliament
Outside
Pick
Come
Within
Understands
Issues
Up
Which
Across
I'm the first Thai prime minister in history that first time win half of parliament seats and second time win 76% of parliamentary seats and I was ousted because too popular.
Thaksin Shinawatra
Time
History
Win
First
Half
Too
Minister
Parliament
Parliamentary
Prime
Prime Minister
Because
First Time
Thai
Popular
Seats
Second
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