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Is the Minister aware that the recent publication "Over Here", produced by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, lists 157 such bases, not 66 that the hon. Gentleman mentioned? Will the hon. Gentleman assure us that this army of occupation of 30,000 personnel is not spying on any British citizens or political activities in this country? ... Will the Minister further assure the House that the British Government have complete control over all activities in United States bases and that they will not allow those forces to deny civil liberties to people demonstrating outside them or to those who observe cruise missiles while they are touring around this country? Will the hon. Gentleman tell the House that it is time for the United States forces to leave this country and stop harassing British citizens and making Britain a nuclear aircraft carrier for the Pentagon? (Jeremy Corbyn)
I want to mention the British Government's attitude to poorer countries in relation to 1992 and the EEC. There was a delegation here recently led by Mr. Julian Hunte from St. Lucia concerning the implications of the Single European Act for the survival of the Windward Islands. There is a problem because of the likelihood of the closure of markets for bananas and some of the smaller eastern Caribbean countries and the low price that the producers receive for them. It is necessary for the British Government to do something to protect the markets that those islands have traditionally enjoyed. If not, they will become seriously impoverished and further indebted. They will lose out because of Britain's obsession with moving deeper into the Common Market and accepting the Common Market's single economy rather than protecting those who have traditionally supplied goods to this country. View quote
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I are very concerned, however, to make sure there can be open and proper debate about Israel and its foreign policy, and about the future for Palestinian people. Hence there has to be that space for debate, you cannot shut that down. But it can never, ever be conducted in an anti-Semitic way. View quote
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That is the real pressure in our society. View quote
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The referendum has taken place, a decision has been made, I think we have got to respect that decision and work out our relationship with Europe in the future. View quote
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It will be my pleasure and honor to host an event in parliament where our friends from Hezbollah will be speaking ... I've also invited our friends from Hamas to come and speak as well. View quote
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[It is] perfectly possible to be critical [of EU shortcomings] and still be convinced we need to remain a member. View quote
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We welcome them [foreign doctors], we work with them and we're proud of what they do. View quote
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I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60% of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning. Today's vote by MPs has no constitutional legitimacy. We are a democratic party, with a clear constitution. Our people need Labour Party members, trade unionists and MPs to unite behind my leadership at a critical time for our country. View quote
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I talk to people in the Muslim community, I talk to people in mosques, I talk to people in churches, I talk to people that go to synagogues, all kinds of different faiths and different groups. I think what Prevent has often done is seen to target the Muslim community, not anybody else, looks to say there is a kind of suspicion over the whole community and it's actually often counter-productive. View quote
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One point that cannot be answered by the United States Administration or anybody else is that made by Father Metcalfe, the priest to the Bluefields region on the Atlantic coast, which is not an area in which the Sandinistas initially had a great deal of support, although they now have much more. I am sure that Father Metcalfe will not mind me repeating that he has wondered what he can say to the people in his parish and region, to the mothers of the young men who have been killed by the Contras, to the relatives of those who have been murdered by the Contras, to the people who have lost their homes because of the Contras, and to the people who have had their crops destroyed by the Contras, about the obsession of a man a few thousand miles away in the White House who is so frightened of the process of liberation in Nicaragua that he finances terrorists to murder, kill and destroy. (Jeremy Corbyn)
If we didn't have migrant workers either from outside Europe or within Europe working in our National Health Service... it would be in an even worse state than it is at the present time. View quote
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We have had a referendum which came to a decision. The negotiations are still ongoing, albeit well behind schedule, and we've set out the kind of relationship we want to have with Europe in the future. View quote
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Labour would seek a final deal that gives full access to European markets and maintains the benefits of the single market and the customs union. View quote
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The best defence for Britain is a government actively engaged in seeking political solutions to the world's problems. View quote
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An open border is a symbol of peace, two communities living and working together after years of conflict, communities who no longer feel that their traditions are under threat. View quote
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people who dish out anti-Semitic poison need to understand: you do not do it in my name. View quote
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The government must remove clearly, once and for all, the prospect of the catastrophe of a no-deal exit from the EU and all the chaos that would come as a result of that. View quote
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This government's shambolic handling of Brexit is compounding years of damaging austerity. View quote
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Racism divides, exploitation of minorities divides, exploitation of minorities brings about hatred. View quote
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What we need is a government that is prepared to negotiate with the European Union so we don't have a crash-out on the 31st. (Jeremy Corbyn)
[No-deal Brexit] won't return sovereignty, it will put us at the mercy of Trump and the big US corporations dying to get their teeth into our NHS, sound the death knell for our steel industry and strip back our food standards and animal welfare protections. View quote
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[My first priority is to] bring the country back from the brink [and do everything possible to prevent no deal]. View quote
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I recently had dinner at a friend's house where the number of guests eventually exceeded five. I understand that remaining at the dinner was a breach of the rule of six. I apologise for my mistake. View quote
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