Layla Moran Quotes

Layla Moran

Profession : Politician

Birth : September 12, 1982

I believe that Theresa May is going to end up with a botched Brexit that will satisfy no one and make sure that calls for a people's vote on the final Brexit deal will only get louder.

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Politicians need to realise that words have consequences.

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Climate change is the biggest issue facing our planet. Extreme weather hit every populated continent in 2018, killing, injuring and displacing millions.

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We want to encourage a move away from polluting vehicles, aiming to ban new diesel and petrol cars by 2030, and expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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We need a completely different type of economy - one which is truly green, sustainable, and embeds the biggest issues of the day into its heart.

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We need a government that takes climate change seriously, one that doesn't shunt it to the side-lines.

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Climate change poses a serious threat to global prosperity, security and wellbeing.

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As a former teacher, I know how frustrating it must be to watch students walk out of class, particularly if they have important exams on the horizon.

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It is vital that MPs take the issue of climate change seriously and support the students in their activism. They can rest assured that I certainly do.

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Food banks have told us of the increasing donations of, and demand for, tampons and pads which are gratefully received by women struggling to afford them.

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As a former teacher, it pains me to watch such an essential and rewarding profession suffer due to government neglect.

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I miss the classroom and the bit I miss the most is the one-on-one personal interactions with the students, those moments when they surprise you with their insightfulness, or their cheekiness.

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The actual teaching itself becomes lost in a sea of paperwork and teachers soon realise that the very reason they entered this profession constitutes only a fraction of their working day.

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My subjects were maths and physics. I truly appreciate the value in sciences, but understand the difficulty finding and retaining teachers for these subjects, especially when most of my Imperial cohort ended up as management consultants or in finance.

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The important point is Brexiteers said that this would be easy, that we could leave and enter a post-Brexit nirvana, a land of milk and honey that will satisfy their ideological dogma and make the people happy. Sadly, this deluded dream has run out of steam.

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A no deal Brexit could bring Britain to a grinding halt and threaten the wellbeing of our country.

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I've been a fan of Eddie Izzard since school.

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The more I hear about Eddie Izzard's political agenda, the more sympathetic I feel. I cheer him on in his cause, but I fear he faces an uphill battle.

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A united, functional opposition really could stop Brexit.

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Certainly anyone who complains of sexism is marked down as humourless.

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