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"The priority has been offering a service and making a difference."
Jo CoxUnless we act to end the slaughter of civilians in Syria by President — Jo Cox
"Unless we act to end the slaughter of civilians in Syria by President Assad, Isis will continue to find a steady stream of recruits from the Syrian Sunni population driven to desperation and radicalisation. In this context no amount of military action against Isis will be able to eradicate them. ... As long as these attacks persist these forces will not be able to focus – as many want to – on freeing their country from the cancer of Isis."
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Helen Joanne Cox was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen from May 2015 until her murder in June 2016. She was a member of the Labour Party.
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"It bodes well for the future that young people are thinking so intently about political issues."
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"What many of our businesses are lacking is confidence: confidence to expand; confidence to borrow; confidence to grow; and the confidence to fuel a real economic recovery that benefits everybody, offering decent jobs, paying decent wages and bridging the skills gap."
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"No matter what our humanitarian response is to this crisis, it will never be enough. It cannot end the conflict."
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"Many people don’t realise just what a valuable lifeline libraries can be."
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"It was the realisation of a lifelong ambition to be the MP for my home town. It was by no means the end of a journey, but rather the beginning of a new chapter both for me and for the people of Batley and Spen."
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