Dawn Primarolo Quotes

born 1954

Dawn Primarolo, Baroness Primarolo, DBE, PC (born 2 May 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Bristol South from 1987 until 2015, when she stood down. She was Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families at the Department for Children, Schools and Families from June 2009 to May 2010 and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 2010 to 2015.

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Or does the Prime Minister's advice to women simply consist of following her example and finding herself a wealthy husband?

We used to go in the chamber and sit next to each other when one of us spoke to support the speaking member, because the catcalls across the chamber were designed, as they always are, to undermine you and put you off.

[On her earlier membership of the Campaign Group of left-wing MPs] I was hell-raising. I'm not saying I haven't made my mistakes but I don't regret anything: it's all been part of my learning curve.

What is this National Marriage Week? [...] I don't know why my colleagues are suddenly so fond of the word.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Dawn Primarolo (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.