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" I drove my mum and dad mad. "
Nicola Sturgeon
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Mum And Dad
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" I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends. "
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" I wish we lived in a world where how you looked or what you wore wasn't an issue for men or women, and it's by and large not an issue for men, so I wish it wasn't an issue for women, but it is. "
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