Heidi Allen Quotes

Heidi Allen

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : January 18, 1975

I think both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are equally unfit to be PM.

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My mum loved Margaret Thatcher and it was always this image of this amazing powerful woman who refused to be messed around - that was kind of inspiring.

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Fundamentally, I'm sure I am very much on the left of the Tory Party, if you're going to say it's all right and left, but I think the difference for me between the two parties - because we do meet on a lot of things - is my sense that the Labour Party ethos is the state having a bigger role.

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I think the state should be as small as possible and only there to pick up where people need help, such as the welfare state, and that feels more Conservative, but there's no massive burning reason why one or the other but that's where, on balance, the power lies to me and I want the people to hold the power, not the state.

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When I look back at my time at Royal Mail affecting change, changing night shift patterns or whatever it might be, people have got to be with you. They might not like it, they might be a bit grumpy about it, but if you sit down and explain why you're going to do it, you've got half a chance of making it work.

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I wear my heart on my sleeve and I don't think that would come as surprise to anybody.

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MPs must be able to represent the best interests of their constituents and their country by holding the government to account.

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Universal credit is not lifting up the most vulnerable people in crisis. Instead, it's pushing them further into poverty, hardship and destitution.

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Nigel Farage is on home turf on his soapbox. Like those who praise authoritarians, he is comfortable only when surrounded by his supporters and his security.

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When pressed about his controversial past (to put it mildly) and his many unsavoury statements, he responds in the only way he knows. Like his mates Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Farage acts the victim and lashes out.

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We want to change politics. But first, we want to stop Brexit.

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It's amazing how many times in the Brexit process we have been told that something unthinkable or impossible for the government to countenance has come to pass.

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That's how we behave in this country. Stiff upper lip and all that.

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When our country needed them most, the old, ideologically grounded political parties failed it.

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No longer being prepared to be tarnished by association is one of the reasons I left the Conservative Party and joined The Independent Group.

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I am determined to prove Brexit has not changed us.

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Just as Government knows Brexit must not slam the door shut on our relationship with our European neighbours, it must not close down safe and legal routes for refugee children either.

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While many people accept Brexit will mean new rules on how people come to our country, I suspect few believe it should force some of the world's most vulnerable children to make dangerous journeys with people smugglers.

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Being an MP can be tough - there's no job description, no training manual, sometimes you feel like you're doing a good job and some days you're a blubbering mess - well, maybe that's just me.

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We must represent the interests and concerns of our constituencies, but also take National responsibility. Getting the balance right must surely be the constant focus of a diligent MP.

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