Harriet Harman Quotes

I am a very big admirer of Hillary's and I am an admirer of Obama as well.

Next he will be foxtrotting down to the Tory party's fundraising ball, auctioning City internships for the children of the highest bidder. Is that not the Government's idea of social mobility?

You have been there and seen it with your own eyes [...] If I was going at 100mph, and saw the speedometer saying 100mph, it would be a bit odd, wouldn't it, if I said somebody assured me that I wasn't? Because it's what you've seen with your own eyes.

[After an intervention by Jacob Rees-Mogg on her tweets, which he said had a "perception of bias": I] made it my business to find out whether or not it would mean that the government would not have confidence in me if I continued to chair the committee. [...]
I was assured that I should continue the work that the House had mandated with the appointment that the House had put me into and so I did just that.

The Chancellor has delivered his first budget but it's the same old Tories; hitting hardest at those who can least afford it and breaking their promises. This is true to form for the Tories, but it includes things that the Liberal Democrats have always fought against. Surely they cannot vote for this.

This is a very crucial period and we have got five fantastic candidates. All of them would make excellent leaders of the Party.

It wouldn't be possible because there aren't enough airports for all the men who'd want to flee the country.

I don’t agree with all-male leaderships. Men cannot be left to run things on their own. I think it’s a thoroughly bad thing to have men-only leadership.

For many young people, social mobility now means a bus down to the job centre.

Yes I did when I was at university 30 years ago, just for a short time.

The Labour Party is the sister Party for the Democrats and their progressive views are the ones that we are most aligned with.

images of children should only be considered pornographic if it could be proven the subject suffered

Not all civil servants admire strong political leadership. But if you want to change things for the better you need strong political leadership.

While the happy couple are enjoying the thrill of the rose garden, the in-laws are saying that they are just not right for each other. We keep telling them that they cannot pay couples to stay together, and it is clear that it will take more than a three-quid-a-week tax break to keep this marriage together.

I am in the Labour Party because I am a feminist. I am in the Labour Party because I believe in equality.