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" I do explicitly see Jewish people as a people - not either a religion or an ethnicity but a people. "

Ken Livingstone

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" I could not cherish London and not value Jewish London. The contribution of Jews to London is immense - politically, economically, culturally, intellectually, philanthropically, artistically. "

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" Anybody who enjoys being in the House of Commons probably needs psychiatric help. "

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" Psephology isn't a hate crime. "

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" The press keep asking me, 'What was your biggest mistake?' But if I had made a big mistake, they'd all be writing about it, wouldn't they? "

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" If women had never been given the right to vote, then Labour would have won every election after the war. "

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" I've never declined to do an interview. "

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" What do we do about climate change bearing down upon us? "

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" I actually think the civil service, who are the malignancy at the heart of public life, have consciously prevented, talked ministers out of, made it difficult regulatory-wise, to allow more pressure on alternative energy sources to grow. "

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