A Quote by Patricia Hewitt

Barbara Castle should have been Labour's - and Britain's - first female prime minister. What a role model she would have been: passionate, fiery, and absolutely committed to social justice.

Patricia Hewitt

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Patricia Hewitt
British - Politician
Born: December 2, 1948

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Kwasi Kwarteng

It was a Labour prime minister who appointed the first black male and female cabinet ministers.

Chuka Umunna

Whoever the next prime minister of this country will be, it will be a female prime minister and a female prime minister who has formidable skills and I know whichever one of the two wins they will lead this country well.

Michael Gove

My sister is bold, independent, and not afraid to wear overalls. Some of her first words as a child were "that's not fair," and she's been committed to social justice ever since. She's my hero.

Lena Dunham

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Patricia Hewitt

I would absolutely classify as being incredibly progressive the fact that I am the third female prime minister.

Jacinda Ardern

I have an ambivalent relationship with Margaret Thatcher. She came to power in May 1979 - a month before my 11th birthday. I was far too young to have developed a great deal of political awareness. I remember it, though - my mother excited at the dinner table because Britain had its first female prime minister.

Sara Sheridan

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Tony Abbott

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David Cameron

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Michael Specter

In 1988, my mother led a nationwide election campaign, wrote a bestselling book, had her first child, and became the youngest and first female prime minister of the Muslim world. All in one year! For her detractors, this wasn't good enough. She was unacceptable because she was a woman.

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The monarchy is so extraordinarily useful. When Britain wins a battle she shouts, God save the Queen; when she loses, she votes down the prime minister.

Winston Churchill

I was a very senior minister in the Howard government and I sat around this particular table [in the prime ministerial office] in many discussions. The difference between being a senior minister and the prime minister is that ultimately the buck does stop with the prime minister and in the end the prime minister has to make those critical judgement calls and that's the big difference.

Tony Abbott

The prime minister is 12 years old. She looks after 20 goats in the morning, but she's prime minister in the evening.